Liu Hao immediately ordered that in the name of the National Salvation Army, the news of the victory of the National Salvation Army in Jining be announced to the world.
Once the news spread, it immediately shocked the entire world.
The world was shocked.
Ever since the Japanese had established their army, there had never been a precedent of an entire division being wiped out.
In Jining, the 10th division was completely wiped out. It could be said that this was the most serious loss the Japanese had suffered since they were established.
This battle was also the greatest victory that the Chinese army had achieved since the start of the war.
This was no different from a loud slap to the face of the Japanese, causing them to lose all face.
At the same time, the victory in Jining brought a glimmer of hope to the Chinese people.
The Japanese were not invincible.
The victory in Jining was like a cardiac stimulant that was injected into the Chinese nation. It greatly boosted the morale of the people in the war of resistance.
This battle also made Liu Hao famous in China. All the major newspapers in the country rushed to report the news of the victory in Jining.
For a time, Liu Hao became famous and became a world-renowned anti-Japanese hero. At the same time, Liu Hao's National Salvation Army officially entered the eyes of the people.
From this moment on, no one dared to belittle the National Salvation Army. No one dared to mock the National Salvation Army for being a mob.
Even the Japanese had a deep understanding of the strength of the National Salvation Army after this battle.
The Japanese regarded the National Salvation Army as their number one enemy and wanted to get rid of them quickly to save face.
The news spread to the Wei Nation, and the Emperor was furious. He ordered the Wei Nation headquarters to immediately formulate a detailed strategic plan to destroy the National Salvation Army in the shortest time possible to save the Wei Nation's face.
The Wei Nation's headquarters immediately ordered the Japanese's 5th division, which was closest to Jining, to temporarily give up on attacking Linyi and focus their forces on destroying Liu Hao's National Salvation Army.
At the same time, the Wei Nation headquarters ordered the commander of the North China army, General Terauchi Shouichi, to immediately mobilize troops to support Shandong. Their main goal was to destroy the National Salvation Army.
In this battle, Liu Hao's gains were also quite huge. He first recovered Jining City and the surrounding areas.
After eliminating a large number of Japanese, Liu Hao had once again received a reward of more than 100,000 gold coins from the system. This allowed Liu Hao to temporarily not worry about money.
When recovering Jining, the National Salvation Army also liberated a prisoner of war camp and rescued more than 4,000 prisoners of war captured by the Japanese.
These prisoners of war were captured by the 10th division in the previous battle. They were then escorted to the front line to work as laborers, building trenches for the Japanese and transporting supplies.
Although they were all prisoners of war, most of them were veterans with combat experience. They were many times stronger than the new recruits that Liu Hao had recruited.
Liu Hao believed that as long as they were given advanced weapons and equipment, with a little training, they would be able to form combat strength.
Thus, Liu Hao took in all of these prisoners of war and mixed them with the newly recruited troops. There were a total of nearly 6,000 people.
According to Liu Hao's orders, these people were reorganized into a brigade, named the 1st Infantry Brigade of the National Salvation Army.
As for the Red Alert soldiers under Liu Hao, they were still a separate army and temporarily reorganized into the Red Alert Brigade 1. However, due to the unusual name, they were announced to the public as the National Salvation Army Guard Brigade 1.
After the reorganization, the strength of the National Salvation Army had greatly increased. After this period of development, the total strength was close to 10,000 people, and their combat strength was strong.
After the news of the victory in Jining spread, the Japanese hated it to the core, but Old Jiang was overjoyed.
How could Old Jiang not be happy about the sudden appearance of such a capable army?
Old Jiang's first thought was to take control of this army as soon as possible.
If such a powerful army fell into the hands of others in the future, it would be a big problem.
If he could take this unit under his command, it would further strengthen Old Jiang's position.
He did as he was told.
Without any hesitation, Old Jiang immediately sent his trusted aide to Jining as a special agent to contact Liu Hao, hoping to recruit Liu Hao's National Salvation Army.
Old Jiang wasn't the only one who had the same idea. Even local warlords like Li Zongren were tempted.
Li Zongren also quickly sent a secret envoy to Jining to meet Liu Hao, hoping to pull Liu Hao into his camp.
Li Zongren knew that the chances of success were very small. After all, the Gui Faction only had a certain amount of influence in the Guangdong and Guangxi regions.
Moreover, Li Zongren had also guessed that Old Jiang must have such thoughts. After all, Old Jiang was the leader of the country. Li Zongren could not snatch him away even if he wanted to.
However, being able to build a good relationship with Liu Hao was also a good thing. Even if he couldn't recruit Liu Hao, Li Zongren had to find a way to keep him in the 5th Battle Area forever.
As the commander of the 5th Battle Area, all the troops in Shandong Province and Northern Jiangsu Province were under the jurisdiction of the 5th Battle Area. Naturally, Liu Hao's National Salvation Army should be included. Although it was only in name, it was considered legitimate.
However, how would he know that this was just his wishful thinking?
In short, Old Jiang and the warlords from various factions sent congratulatory messages to Liu Hao to please his National Salvation Army.
Old Jiang and Li Zongren even sent people to contact Liu Hao in an attempt to recruit him.
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