Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 548 I, Principal Chang, am jealous!

Soon, the "New China Daily", the newspaper based in the mountain city where the Eighth Route Army was stationed, published a headline about the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi, led by Li Yunlong, crushing the main attack of the Japanese Army's North China Front Army and killing two lieutenant generals and a major general.

Soon, the National Army’s Central Daily News, as well as the Liberation Daily, the Anti-Japanese War, the National Salvation Daily and other media published and reprinted the article.

At one time, domestic media reported:
Various news headlines appeared in the streets and alleys, such as "The flower of the famous Japanese general fell in northwest Shanxi", "The Eighth Route Army fought hard in northwest Shanxi and wiped out 50,000 Japanese troops in one fell swoop, shocking China and the world", "The Eighth Route Army's greatest victory in the enemy's rear battlefield - the Northwest Shanxi Defense War", etc.

At the same time, many bigwigs sent telegrams to congratulate or published comments in newspapers.

The commander-in-chief said: "The Northwest Shanxi Campaign was a great battle of national strategic significance. It effectively countered the rhetoric of national subjugation, strengthened the confidence of our compatriots, and made it difficult for the enemy to carry out their schemes of threats and inducements."

Wei Lihuang sent a congratulatory telegram: "Your troops' battle in northwest Shanxi not only dealt a fatal blow to the enemy, but also inflicted heavy casualties. I am sending you one million rounds of ammunition and 100 grenades as a supplement, and I am also giving moral encouragement to our friendly forces."

YA: "The Northwest Shanxi Campaign was the largest, most intensive, longest, and most fruitful campaign fought by the Eighth Route Army behind enemy lines."

Yan Laoxi: "Congratulations to the Eighth Route Army for launching an active counter-offensive in northwestern Shanxi and achieving great results."

Ta Kung Pao: "The victory of the Northwest Shanxi Campaign shattered the Japanese phobia and the theory that resistance to Japan would destroy the nation, greatly boosted morale, and strengthened the confidence and determination of the people and patriotic armed forces throughout the country to persist in the War of Resistance."

Principal Chang: "Your troops have fought in northwest Shanxi, killing many enemies and capturing many prisoners. Your spirit of loyalty and bravery has further frightened the enemy. I send this telegram to congratulate you and continue to await news of victory."

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At the beginning, most people in the Kuomintang-controlled areas were in a state of half-belief and half-doubt.

After all, the National Army has always claimed that the Eighth Route Army was just roaming around without fighting.

In the previous victories of the Eighth Route Army, Li Yunlong only sent a few plain text telegrams. In addition, the Kuomintang government deliberately suppressed the Eighth Route Army's achievements, which made many people remain in a state of spectatorship.

However, this time the Eighth Route Army achieved great results. The main force of the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi annihilated 50,000 Japanese troops.

At the same time, the main force of the 129th Division annihilated about Japanese and puppet troops.

Once this record came out, even if the Kuomintang wanted to suppress the Eighth Route Army's achievements, it could no longer do so.

Because since the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the results of eliminating 70,000 Japanese and puppet troops have been very small.

Although the National Army gathered its main forces and wiped out 20 to Japanese troops in the Battle of Wuhan last year, it also paid the price of nearly casualties.

You have to know that the National Army was able to achieve this result because it controlled most of the resources in China.

However, the Eighth Route Army fought the war behind enemy lines, and despite having nothing, they still managed to wipe out 70,000 enemies in one battle. It was simply amazing!
but,

As people from all walks of life and various media and newspapers expressed their congratulations to the Eighth Route Army, the common people began to tell each other and cried with joy.

For a time, in the Kuomintang-controlled areas, in the rear areas, and in the mountain cities, progressive and patriotic young people even organized parades to celebrate the great victory of the Eighth Route Army.

The sound of firecrackers is everywhere, just like the New Year.

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Damn it!!

At the Guofu Mansion in the mountain city, upon hearing the news that the streets and alleys were celebrating the Eighth Route Army's great victory in northwestern Shanxi, Principal Chang couldn't help but swear:

I don't understand why everyone is talking about the Eighth Route Army being the main force in the war of resistance, as if this Bashan and Shu area is doomed to disaster for us.

Two years ago, the Second Battle of Shanghai began with the July 7 Incident. The whole country fought back, with every inch of land and every drop of blood, and 100,000 young people and 100,000 soldiers fighting.

All the warlords and local forces joined our party and army, and the people welcomed them wholeheartedly and worked together. The scene of the unity between the army and the people is still vivid in our mind. In just two years, the Eighth Route Army had become the main force of the War of Resistance.

Principal Chang couldn't accept that the Eighth Route Army had become so powerful in just two years.

The Japanese invasion certainly frightened him, but the speed at which the Eighth Route Army's strength grew kept him awake at night.

However, Principal Chang's anger was of no avail.

Under the current situation, it is impossible for him to join forces with the Japanese army to deal with the Eighth Route Army.

otherwise,

Millions of national army soldiers would not agree, and 400 million Chinese compatriots would not agree. The Japanese would wake up laughing in their sleep.

Compared with other newspaper media, the Kuomintang's Military Intelligence Bureau and the Central Intelligence Bureau were first-class in intelligence. Principal Chang naturally knew that the Northwest Shanxi Campaign was commanded by Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong is not only fierce in fighting, but also very capable in doing side jobs.

In just two years, the Eighth Route Army obtained a large number of weapons and ammunition, including a large number of light and heavy machine guns, anti-aircraft guns, heavy artillery and tanks, as well as a large amount of combat supplies, which made the Japanese army suffer terribly in Shanxi.

Damn it!!

I, Principal Chang, am jealous!

Why doesn’t the National Army have talents like Li Yunlong?

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"Lao Li, Lao Li."

In Ping'an County, at the headquarters of the New 1st Regiment, Zhao Gang excitedly found Li Yunlong who had just woken up, holding a stack of telegrams.

During the Northwest Shanxi Campaign, Li Yunlong, as the commander-in-chief of the campaign, often did not sleep for several days and nights.

There is no way around it. Although Zhang Dabiao is often on duty, he cannot make some decisions and they have to be decided by Li Yunlong. Li Yunlong also has to grasp the situation of each unit and the enemy every half an hour.

When large-scale military operations are carried out, not only must military discipline be strict, but the commander-in-chief of the battle must first strictly demand strictness of himself.

After the battle, the tension in Li Yunlong's mind relaxed and he slept for a whole day and night. Only then did his energy and spirit recover and he was full of energy again.

"YA, headquarters, division commanders, brigade commanders, Yan Laoxi, Principal Chang, Wei Lihuang and other military regions have sent us commendation telegrams and congratulatory telegrams." Zhao Gang happily handed a stack of telegrams to Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong sat cross-legged on the kang, took the telegram and began to read it. After finishing the telegram sent by the Eighth Route Army leader, he casually glanced at the congratulatory telegrams sent by Yan Laoxi and Principal Chang, and commented:
"Principal Chang and Old Man Yan are still as stingy as ever."

"Every time we won a battle, we only got a telegram of commendation. Not only were we not rewarded with a few machine guns, but we didn't even get a damn dollar."

"Old Li, with our current equipment," Zhao Gang said with a smile, "do we still care about Principal Chang and Old West Yan's machine guns and silver dollars? Besides, we've been hurt by Old West Yan this time. I don't know how he's cursing us behind our backs. Do you still expect him to reward us with machine guns and silver dollars?"

"Haha, that's true!" Li Yunlong nodded and changed the subject, "Old Zhao, what about the casualties in the troops? Have you figured it out?"

"The statistics show that the casualties are within an acceptable range."

Zhao Gang's smile faded, and he pulled out a list of casualties from his pocket:
"Our New First Regiment suffered over 5000 casualties, the Independent Regiment over 3000 casualties, and the New Third Regiment over 4000 casualties."

"Total casualties exceeded 1."

(End of this chapter)