Anti-Japanese War: My equipment is infinitely refreshed

Chapter 286 See you at the Martyrs' Cemetery! (Second update!)
Hanoi, headquarters, a huge map was placed in the middle, and there was a huge sand table on the table. Meng Fanle picked up the baton and pointed to the location of Qiongzhou Island on the map and said.

"This is our next target, Qiongzhou. There is probably a regiment of Japanese troops stationed there. According to intelligence, they should be second-line troops and their combat effectiveness is not very strong."

"The other is the Imperial Army, which may be more ferocious in terms of combat effectiveness."

Cun Xingxing, who was sitting upright, looked at Meng Fan with confusion when he heard this.

Is the Imperial Army more powerful than the Japanese Army?

Was it a mistake?

But looking at Meng Fanle's expression, it definitely didn't look like he was wrong.

Cun Yunsheng, who was standing next to him, saw his fourth uncle's confusion and raised his hand to interrupt him.

"Uncle, is there anything you are confused about?"

"Yes, sir, how come the Imperial Army's combat effectiveness is stronger than that of the Japanese Army?" Upon seeing this, Cun Xingxing expressed his confusion.

Hearing this, Meng Fanle was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to explain.

Cun Yunsheng chuckled and said.

"The Imperial Army from Yizhou was the first to follow the Japanese army, so their combat effectiveness is naturally good. When facing them, you must not be soft-hearted. Fourth Uncle, remember what I said."

Hearing this, Cun Xingxing nodded, and then continued to listen patiently to Meng Fanle's explanation of the battle plan.

"Since Haiphong Port is not very far from Qiongzhou, the sea voyage will not take long. My suggestion is to board the ship during the day and arrive at night."

"The landing site is chosen to be along the line from Lingao to Danzhou. According to reconnaissance, the Japanese defense here is very sparse, and there are no decent defenses on the coastline."

"As long as we occupy these two places and then move north and south, we can completely take over Qiongzhou in a week at most."

There was nothing wrong with Meng Fanle's plan. It was a plan formulated based on Cun Yunsheng's proposal.

Originally, Meng Fanle's suggestion was to launch a landing directly from the east side of Qiongzhou Island. In this way, after destroying the main force of the Japanese army, the rest would be much easier.

But that would be too risky.

The first thing is landing operations, which will inevitably result in losses.

Because the main force of the Japanese army is in the Haikou area, the main purpose is to guard against enemies in the north.

If we land here, we will encounter the main force of the Japanese army, and a fierce battle will surely break out.

In addition to that, there are the coastal areas and the Japanese naval fleet.

Once the Japanese army learned the purpose of the task force, they would definitely request naval support at all costs.

The Sichuan Army's hard-earned wealth was gone in an instant.

"What about the Air Force? Will it provide support?" Cun Xingxing suddenly asked.

"Before you land, the Air Force will bomb the Japanese army to confuse them." Meng Fanle said confidently.

This was the first time he made such a big plan, and he was actually more nervous than ever. He thought about all the possible problems that might arise, including the issue of air support that Cun Xingxing mentioned.

"What about the Fourth War Zone? What do they think?" Cun Xingxing asked again.

"They are still discussing it." Cun Yunsheng took over the conversation and said lightly.

"Don't count on them too much. Everything depends on ourselves. From the establishment of the Sichuan Army Corps to the present, people think that it relies on the Americans? It is Stilwell. I tell you, this is the biggest mistake."

"From the beginning to the end, the Sichuan Army has relied on itself. If you rely on the mountain, the mountain will fall, so there is no need to count on the people of the Fourth War Zone."

Even though both sides seemed to be talking very happily, when it came time to support each other and fight side by side, all kinds of unexpected things would happen.

What is the lack of support?
Betraying friendly forces and so on are common.

So from beginning to end, Cun Yunsheng didn't hold much hope.

Although there were thousands of Japanese troops on the island, their overall combat effectiveness was not very strong.

He believed that the New Second Regiment would definitely be able to defeat the opponent.

If that is not enough, then send the new Third Regiment that is being formed to the battlefield.

Even the commander of the new third regiment has been selected.

He is also from the Yunnan Army, his name is Han Shaogong. It has already been negotiated that he will be the commander of the new third regiment as soon as he arrives.

The three supplementary regiments trained by Lin Yi were just enough to allow the task force to complete its reorganization.

Together with the Sichuan Army Corps directly under Cun Yunsheng, there were a total of four regiments with more than 12,000 people.

This does not include the armored regiment, artillery regiment, special service battalion, guard battalion, reconnaissance battalion, engineering battalion, communications battalion, etc.

If all were counted, the entire task force would number well over 20,000 people.

These are troops that can be deployed to fight.

Not including the four newly added supplementary regiments, strictly speaking, the task force has more than 30,000 troops, and is still increasing.

Including the volunteer teams that can be commanded and the indigenous troops of various countries.

The strength of the Sichuan Army is still very impressive.

As for combat effectiveness, it is naturally uneven.

It is mainly limited by weapons and equipment, but with the production capacity of military factories and the weapons and equipment provided by Gold Finger.

I believe that soon this 30,000-strong force will become a truly American-equipped force.

This is also the reason why Cun Yunsheng doesn’t care whether the Fourth War Zone sends troops.

It’s better to send troops!

When the time comes, share some of the credit with the other party.

It doesn't matter if you don't send troops, they can solve it.

"Yes, sir."

During this period, Lieutenant Colonel Cun Xingxing was also busy with the training of the New Second Regiment. After a period of understanding, he realized that the combat effectiveness of the New Second Regiment far exceeded his imagination.

If this elite force, armed to the teeth, cannot wipe out these thousands of Japanese troops, he can just kill himself with a piece of tofu.

"Get ready and set off in three days." Cun Yunsheng nodded and said nothing more.

They are all veterans who have seen life and death, so everything is self-evident and there is nothing much to say.

Moreover, Cun Yunsheng can be said to have made sufficient preparations for this landing operation.

The number of artillery pieces in the New Second Regiment has doubled. With the cooperation of the Air Force, he doesn't believe that such powerful firepower can't destroy the enemy.

It can be said that he basically gave all the firepower he could.

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On the other side, as the war drew closer, the soldiers of the New Second Regiment could clearly feel that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

Because the training intensity has been reduced a lot in the past two days, and more and more supplies have been distributed.

Each person is required to carry two basic loads of ammunition.

At the same time, the machine gunners and others were checking and maintaining their weapons to ensure that there would be no problems with the weapons. Not only that, everyone also wrote a suicide note as required.

At this point, anyone who is not a fool knows that a war is bound to break out.

As for where to attack and where to land, they had no idea.

"Goudan, what are you writing?" Li Hu, who was biting the pen and didn't know what to write, looked at his comrade Song Cai who was writing furiously beside him and asked puzzledly.

"Please tell the children that their father sacrificed his life for the country and that his sacrifice was glorious. When they grow up, I will be satisfied if they can add a handful of soil and burn a piece of paper on their father's grave."

After reading the suicide note written by Song Cai, Li Hu fell silent.

He didn't expect that Song Cai, who looked only in his twenties, actually had a child. He really kept it a secret.

"You kid didn't realize that you are pregnant." Li Hu was originally nervous, but his nervousness was now dispelled a lot.

So you don’t have a partner yet?
"Hehe, I was born in the countryside and got married when I was a teenager. Later, there was a famine, so I moved south with my wife and children. I didn't expect to meet the Sichuan Army, otherwise I would still be starving now." Song Cai scratched his head and said.

"Aren't you afraid at all?" Li Hu thought for a moment and asked.

"I'm afraid. Of course I'm not. But it's okay. Even if I fail, I believe the superiors will definitely treat my wife and children well." Song Cai smiled.

"Don't be afraid. At worst, we can meet at the Martyrs' Cemetery. The families of those soldiers who died have been compensated with permanent land. Each person has five acres of land. I calculated that including my parents, three children and my wife, that's thirty acres of land. There are also annual pensions and a one-time pension for those who died in battle. There's nothing to be afraid of."

See you at the Martyrs’ Cemetery!

Li Hu's original panic was also alleviated a lot.

Yes!

What's there to be afraid of? It's just death.

At this time, the company commander also came over and looked at his subordinates in front of him without saying much nonsense.

"Don't be afraid, we are your comrades."

After hearing this, the nervousness was completely washed away.

In fact, only some new recruits were afraid. For the veterans, they had long put life and death aside.

Their current idea is to make meritorious deeds and then earn land.

According to them, at worst we can just meet at the Martyrs' Cemetery.

In fact, this saying was first spread from Lashio.

The soldiers who witnessed the birth of the Martyrs' Cemetery would say this every time there was a major battle.

See you at the Martyrs’ Cemetery!
Over time, this sentence became widely circulated in the Sichuan Army.

Now it has become something that everyone in the Sichuan Army will say.

Yes!

Train together while you live!
They were buried together when they died!
sufficient!

In the early morning at Haiphong Port, the sea is calm and the gorgeous morning glow makes the air filled with a veil-like mist.

Cun Yunsheng stood high above the harbor, watching rows of soldiers boarding the warships.

In fact, Fangchenggang is very close to Qiongzhou, otherwise Meng Fan would not have been so annoying and would not have proposed the plan of setting off in the morning and arriving in the evening.

"Are you scared?" Cun Yunsheng asked Cun Xingxing who was standing beside him.

"What is there to be afraid of? This is not my first time serving in the army. I have already become indifferent to life and death. The worst that can happen is that I will go to the underworld to accompany Grandpa, my third elder brother, and my fifth younger brother." Cun Xingxing waved his hand, not caring at all.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng opened his mouth, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"After the war is won, we will bring the old man, your third uncle and fifth uncle back and bury them in our Cun family's ancestral land." Cun Xingxing looked at the silent Cun Yunsheng and guessed what he was thinking.

"Don't be so sad. Our Cun family is a military family with hundreds of years of history. We should not care about life and death. You didn't want to stay in the Yunnan Army and chose to develop in the Sichuan Army. Wasn't it because you longed for the battlefield? At that time, you should have understood that life and death are just that matter."

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng nodded and said in surprise.

"I didn't expect that Fourth Uncle would take life and death so lightly. I was blinded by this."

"Okay, I have a favor to ask of you. If I die, you must transport me back to my ancestral home. I want to be there with my father." After saying this, Cun Xingxing strode towards the warship without caring whether Cun Yunsheng agreed or not.

Cun Yunsheng did not say anything, but looked further away.

"Sir..." Meng Fanle wanted to say something.

"Don't worry, I'm not that fragile. What's more, what my grandfather said is right. There are only men who died in battle in the Cun family, but no cowards who surrender." Cun Yunsheng waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to persuade him.

As his fourth uncle, he must have the courage to lead by example.

Otherwise, how will others view Cun Yunsheng?

"No, what I mean is, according to the telegram sent by the Fourth War Zone, they will send a regiment to attack Haikou head-on, responsible for attracting the attention of the Japanese army and creating time for us to land." Meng Fanle nodded first, then took out another telegram and spoke.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng took the telegram, glanced at it, and sneered.

"One regiment is useless. There are more than 100,000 people in the Fourth War Zone. Just send one regiment? Are you sending away beggars, or what?"

"Then reject them?" Meng Fanle also felt that there were too few people in a group.

At least one division?

Even a division may not be able to achieve much success.

After all, even the second-line Japanese troops are not vegetarians.

"No, I naturally cannot refuse the kindness extended by the other party." Cun Yunsheng waved his hand.

"Then let them attack immediately."

"Isn't this too abrupt? They shouldn't be prepared, right? If someone leaks the secrets, the Japanese army is prepared." Meng Fanle wanted to say something but was interrupted by Cun Yunsheng.

"What can we do if we know? There are only a few Japanese troops on the island. They don't know where we will land. At most, they will deploy defenses in Haikou. It has no impact on us."

"It might even help us find some hidden Japanese spies, so why not do it?"

Hearing this, Meng Fan nodded, then turned around and started asking someone to send a telegram.

As expected, at the Southern Army Headquarters, Terauchi Juichi was still recovering from a stroke, so all matters were temporarily handed over to Lieutenant General Tsukada Isao.

As the Chief of Staff of the Confederate Army, he naturally has the right to take over the entire Confederate Army.

"What? The Chinese are going to attack Qiongzhou?" asked Lieutenant General Tsukada Ko with a confused look on his face.

"Hai, this is the information just sent by the Intelligence Department. The Fourth War Zone has sent a regiment and is preparing to land in Haikou." Senior staff officer Colonel Masami Ishii stood at attention and saluted.

"Is the information accurate?" Lieutenant General Tsukada Ko asked again to confirm.

If this is true, then we are in trouble.

"Hai, it should be true. This is confidential information obtained by our people stationed in the Fourth War Zone. It is said that they are acting in cooperation with the Sichuan Army Corps." Senior staff officer Colonel Masami Ishii explained.

Hearing this, Lieutenant General Tsukada was stunned and looked at the other party in disbelief.

"The Sichuan Army is going to attack Qiongzhou?"

(End of this chapter)