At the same time, in the distant Shanxi, facing the natural moat of the Yellow River, the group was in a dilemma.
The Yellow River flowed rapidly, and there were not many natural ferry ports. The number of ferry boats was limited. It was impossible to transport all of them to the other side in a day or two.
However, there were no bridges on the Yellow River. The only bridge was the railway bridge in the Central Plains. However, it was obviously impossible to take a detour from there.
The orders from above were urgent, and they had to gather near Pingxing Pass as soon as possible.
In the command post, the officers smoked one cigarette after another, causing the entire room to be filled with smoke.
Just as the group of people were at a loss, a figure rushed into the command center.
"Division Commander, the higher-ups have ordered that the commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 772nd Regiment of the 386th Brigade, Li Yunlong, will be promoted to the regiment commander. His unit will be divided into 44 units. They are required to allocate all the officers above platoon leader within a day and immediately report to Leader Zhou in Nanjing.”
Commander Liu frowned when he heard this order.
Li Yun Long was only a battalion commander now, but he was the commander of the main force during the Long March. His ability was unquestionable.
He had only joined the organization last year, but he had been completely wiped out in the Battle of Gulang, so he could only be a battalion commander now. If his main force was still around, he would at least be a deputy brigade commander now.
Division Commander Liu had high hopes for Li Yun Long, even though he was a troublemaker.
"Old Chen, you go and arrange this matter. I will go and have a good chat with the higher-ups. No matter what, the higher-ups should give us an explanation for poaching the officers of two of my main forces, right?”Division Commander Liu said to the people beside him angrily.
However, he still had to carry out the orders of his superiors. However, he could communicate with them while carrying them out. If he did not want an explanation this time, the first person he would think of would definitely be his troops every time he encountered poaching.
"Watch your tone. The higher-ups won't dig us out at this time for no reason. Leader Zhou isn't an unreasonable person.”Deputy Division Commander Xu reminded him worriedly.
"Don't worry, I know what to do." Commander Liu nodded. He understood discipline.
They were going to fight a war, a big one, and a tough one. How could they fight the war without two officers from the main force?
There was no way to fight.
"Hahaha, Old Chen, pick the best officers for Li Yunlong and assign him some guards.”Not long after, Commander Liu returned to the command post with a smile on his face, shouting loudly for Brigadier Chen to send their elites away.
Commander Liu's reaction made everyone look at him blankly. Could it be that Commander Liu was so angry that he became muddle-headed?
However, Commander Liu was not muddled by anger. His mind was very clear. He waved his hand and signaled for the others to leave, leaving only Deputy Commander Xu and Brigade Commander Chen behind.
The deputy division commander should know these secrets because many military arrangements were discussed by the two of them. If the deputy division commander did not know the specific situation, how could he arrange for the war?
Brigadier General Chen was even more so. Li Yunlong was from their brigade, and if they wanted to poach him, they would poach his brigade. He had to know about it too.
After the others left, Commander Liu whispered,""I don't know why the volunteer army in Shanghai has taken a fancy to this kid. They've directly poached him from Leader Zhou. He's really a f * cking rich landlord. He only wants these officers.
There was no need to talk about the equipment. The key was that they had asked for 100 boxes and 20,000 Hundred Waves Breathing Pills. This batch of medicine had already been handed over to Leader Zhou and was currently being transported to our side. The other thing was our equipment. They did not like the Japanese's equipment, so they directly told Leader Zhou that there would be a big battle coming up. Prepare your men and follow behind the volunteers to pick up the equipment. As long as you can pull them back, you can pick up as much as you want.
The higher-ups promised to give us 30 boxes of Hundred Waves Breathing and at least 2,000 Type 38 rifles. We'll see how many we can get when the time comes.
You are all old comrades. Besides these things, I believe that you can also understand the inner intentions of your superiors. Therefore, we can't be careless about this matter. Old Chen, you should arrange the elites well and at the same time, you should also do a good job in educating Li Yunlong.”
"The volunteers?" Division Commander Liu's words stunned the two of them. They had heard of the volunteer army, but that was all they had heard.
This place was too far away from Shanghai, and communication was not as convenient as in the later world. There were many things, including what the volunteer army did in the battlefield of Shanghai, that these high-ranking officers in the depths of the mainland knew nothing about.
" Leader Zhou said that the volunteer army can easily beat up three of our divisions, and they can't even escape…" Division Commander Liu said gloomily. Although he didn't want to admit it and wanted to refute Leader Zhou, he knew the truth and couldn't refute it.
"Are you bragging? Even Old Jiang couldn't stop us with 100,000 to 200,000 yuan. Could his volunteer army be more powerful than Old Jiang?”Deputy Division Commander Xu was a little disdainful. In a war, this Deputy Division Commander Xu was a ruthless person. Moreover, he was only 36 years old and was already the deputy division commander of the three main divisions. If it wasn't for the fact that he didn't have so many troops, he would at least be a division commander.
"These are light and heavy general purpose machine guns imported from Germany. Each squad is equipped with one. Let's not talk about individual firepower. Let's just talk about heavy firepower. Each regiment has an armored battalion equipped with 192 heavy tanks. Leader Zhou has seen those tanks with his own eyes. If they stand still, the Japanese tanks won't be able to hit them. They also had a cannon regiment, which added up to about 200 cannons.
Moreover, Leader Zhou also revealed an important piece of information. A few days ago, the volunteer army bombarded the devil's concession in Shanghai. Within a minute, they carried out two rounds of artillery fire. Each attack lasted about 10 seconds. It was said that the devil's concession in Shanghai had become a ruin.”
They didn't have the ability to verify whether it was true or not, but Leader Zhou wouldn't lie, so it should be true.
If it was true, Li Yunlong would be a regiment commander after he went. Then the problem was, would they give the equipment according to this configuration?
Alright, even if they didn't give them equipment according to this configuration, they would definitely not lose out. Even if they were given garbage, even if they were given the equipment of the Japanese on the battlefield, it would still be better than the equipment of their main division.
Li Yunlong was filled with anger and unwillingness. Under the coercion and enticement of the division commander, deputy division commander, brigade commander, deputy brigade commander, and political commissar of various levels, he finally reluctantly led a so-called regiment of officers to Shanghai. No, to be precise, he was on his way to Nanjing.
"Retreat? Why did they retreat? The advantage of the Japanese is getting smaller and smaller. I don't need reinforcements at all. Just the remnants of my 88th Division can clear the entire Japanese concession in two days!”Sun Yuanliang couldn't help but be furious when he heard the command to retreat.
(Because we have to poach Li Yunlong, this is unavoidable. At this point, the popular part of the plot is basically over. There won't be too many political factors in the future. After all, whoever has a taste of the power of the mythical beast will know...)
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