War of Resistance: Glory of the Beasts

Chapter 310 Can it move? (Thanks to 'book friend' for the yuan reward)
The 29th Army was silent, Song Zheyuan was silent, and even Wang Changhai, who had just been promoted to brigade commander, was silent. An entire army of soldiers was completely controlled by a newspaper...

Miyun won, a great victory!

This should have been a cause for universal celebration, but the front-page headline of that newspaper actually showed a photo of He Yingqin!

On the city wall of Peking, He Yingqin looked very majestic in his white gloves and tweed coat, but look at his clean appearance. Does he look like someone who just fought a tough battle?

However, the descriptions in the newspaper and in this section were all related to He Yingqin.

"Under the command of Commander He, the 217th Regiment withstood the Japanese attack in Miyun County..." All the actions of Xu Chaoyang's troops were summarized in such a simple sentence, that's it!

"At the same time, Commander He commanded the 26th Army's 16nd and 26rd Divisions to attack the 217th Brigade's headquarters, disrupting their morale and shaking their foundation. He also commanded the 16th Army's st Division to rush to the outside of Miyun City and attack the th Regiment from the front and back, slaughtering all the Japanese invaders in the city. The th Brigade was defeated, and Kawahara Kan was on the run. This was the greatest victory of our army in the fight against Japan!"

"The results were outstanding, including shooting down a Japanese plane, a tank, and an armored vehicle, capturing 47 Japanese invaders, and killing more than Japanese invaders..."

This is the entire description in the newspaper, and the military report that Xu Chaoyang handed over to the 29th Army was: "The 217th Regiment defended Miyun to the death, killed 16 enemies, and repelled the 217th Brigade. Because the enemy's base was captured and they had no fighting spirit, and they were the elite of the th Division, although they suffered defeat, they did not collapse. Therefore, in order to avoid losses, the th Regiment did not pursue them."

"During the retreat, the 16th Brigade encountered the 26th Army, which had rushed to Miyun for reinforcement. A fierce battle broke out between the two sides. The battle lasted only 25 minutes before the encirclement was broken. The 16th Brigade retreated eastward from the direction of Beiping and joined the 33rd Brigade of the th Division. At this point, the opportunity to fight had been lost."

"In this battle, the 217th Regiment lost a total of 198 men. All of them died on the walls, and no one retreated;"

"In this battle, the 217th Regiment shot down an enemy plane. After verification, it was found that this was a bomber modified from an original Fengtian Army aircraft;"

"Destroyed a tank;"

"One armored vehicle was destroyed. It was only slightly damaged and still usable. After a simple repair, it has been incorporated into the 217th Regiment."

"At present, the Yuan family in Beiping is using their own financial resources to build a 'national monument' in Miyun City for the fallen soldiers of the 217th Regiment. After this battle, the people of Miyun even gave up their houses in the center of Miyun County to build a monument for the soldiers... hoping that their heroic spirits can forever guard Miyun and the northern border."

What was said in the newspaper was completely different from the battle report sent back by Xu Chaoyang.

In the newspaper, Xu Chaoyang's heroic deeds were only briefly mentioned; in the battle report, Xu Chaoyang did not mention a word about He Yingqin's command.

However, what was happening in front of Xu Chaoyang was very different from history. In history, it was the people outside Xifengkou who protected the soldiers' tombs. But now, Xu Chaoyang erected the monument in Miyun.

Old Zhao, who had already become the division commander, groaned and said, "I believe Xu Chaoyang. Although this guy is a bit of a scoundrel, he has never lied to us..."

Wang Changhai's face turned green, and he wanted to write on his face: "You have never worked with him!"

Song Zheyuan's eyelids twitched. He even let Xu Chaoyang cheat him out of the military repair shop...

"This is an honest child..." After hearing what Commander Zhao said, Song Zheyuan and Wang Changhai fell silent at the same time, one sighed and the other lowered his head.

However, Miyun is undergoing massive construction.

This was Xu Chaoyang's request, and Yuan Fuzhen was responsible for helping. Of course, Xu Chaoyang did not ask Yuan Fuzhen for money, as the 217th Regiment could still afford the money. He just hoped that Yuan Fuzhen could convince the people of Miyun County to give up their houses in the center of Miyun City so that he could erect a "national monument".

Why not the well-known monument?

It's not that the soldiers of the 217th Regiment are unworthy, but Xu Chaoyang feels that as a time traveler, he is not worthy of robbing the monument of the heroes of later generations, even if it is just the name of the monument. In addition, the word "Zhengguo" is suitable for the bravery of the soldiers of the 217th Regiment. There is another reason...

Xu Chaoyang's handwriting, which looked like a dog's crawling, had filled up the entire diary. If the book was lost during the war, he was afraid that he would never forgive himself in his life.

Therefore, from the moment the Japanese were driven away, Xu Chaoyang started to work on this matter. To his surprise, Yuan Fuzhen did not ask him for money or ask for his approval. After hearing about this in the early morning and coming back after dark, she had already started to discuss with Xu Chaoyang the details of what stone to use for the monument.

Xu Chaoyang, who had not been an official for much, immediately understood another thing, that is, no matter how close your relationship with your superiors is, when you have money in your pocket, it is better than reporting to your superiors, and no one else has it as well as you do!
"Captain Xu."

After discussing the stone material used for the national monument, Yuan Fuzhen said to Xu Chaoyang at the regiment headquarters: "Do you know what Commander He has been doing these days?"

Xu Chaoyang glanced at her and said, "If you don't want to make me angry, don't say anything."

What else can we do?
"Commander He is almost promoting himself as the best person in the war of resistance!"

"These days, I've been busy meeting with reporters. I heard that the government's 'commendations' and the 'congratulatory messages' from various departments are pouring into the capital like snowflakes. It seems that he has even been featured in American newspapers."

Humph.

Xu Chaoyang curled his lips and sneered, and snorted. If it wasn't for the fact that it was relatively warm to soak in the mud, he would have jumped out long ago. There is nothing that goes to your satisfaction in this place, and you have no place to seek justice.

"That's great. The people under him are fighting to the death, while the people above him are living a life of luxury. This is really what everyone wants and the people of the world are happy about it." Xu Chaoyang didn't know what words to use to mock.

"I also heard that the government had already issued a commendation for you, but Commander He rejected it, saying, 'If we don't reward brave generals on the battlefield, how can we establish the country's prestige?'"

Xu Chaoyang looked at Yuan Fuzhen and asked, "Are you asking for a reward for me?"

"This is clearly a pawn in my hand. Mr. He is playing a political game with the principal. If I, the regiment commander, have received a huge reward, how should he, the 'commander', be rewarded? Regardless of whether it is true or not, Mr. He has won several victories in North China, while 'the old man' keeps stumbling on the road to encirclement and suppression..."

"Then do you know what kind of reward Chief He is going to give you?"

"What else could it be? I'll be made the acting commander, given a military rank, some money, and replenished with weapons and personnel. At the end of the day, can I really be the commander of the Beiping garrison? Yu Xuezhong can't do it either. After all, he is a senior official in Hebei. Although Beiping was the capital of the previous dynasty, the current capital is in Nanjing. If He wants to grab the position of garrison commander, isn't that touching someone else's cake? The interest alliance he just formed will immediately collapse. Wouldn't that be a bargain for the principal?"

"Do you want to be the commander of the Peking Garrison?"

"Or let me ask you this: Compared to being the commander of the Beiping Garrison, is there any other position that you would consider more attractive?"

After saying these two sentences, Xu Chaoyang understood: "Can you move?"

Yuan Fuzhen smiled.

　Thanks to 'book friend 20230327113542559' for the reward of 1500. It's too much. It's almost enough. It's so old. It's enough to order many books. But, I love you.

　　Thank you very much. I appreciate it very much.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)