In the command center of the 9th Battle Area, Chen Cheng looked at the shocked generals. He put down the telegram in his hand and stood up.
After pondering for a moment, Chen Cheng placed his hand on the table and said,""In the telegram, apart from reporting the results of the battle, Li Yan also requested for the 9th Battle Area to recruit 5,000 new soldiers and pay him 100,000 yuan. He said that he wanted to take down Xiang City.”
"What? Li Yan wants to attack Xiang City?”The generals of the 9th Battle Area were shocked again.
Xiang City was an important city in E Province, and the 101st Division was still stationed there. Although Li Yan had wiped out the 217th Brigade, the 101st Division still had a fully-fledged exploration team and a regiment directly under the division. The total number of people was about 11,000.
However, how many people were there in Li Yan's 108th division?
What was he thinking?
Attacking a city was several times more difficult than fighting on flat ground.
"Commander, Li Yan has wiped out an entire Japanese military regiment. This is a dazzling achievement. We, the 9th Battle Area, naturally have to show our gratitude. Whether Li Yan attacks Xiang City or not, we should give him the pay and recruits he needs!”Xue Yue, the deputy commander of the 9th Battle Area, said.
"Deputy Commander Xue is right. When we report Li Yan's victory to the chairman, I'm afraid that Li Yan will be promoted to a commander. The number of people in the 108th Division is indeed a little low.”A general followed closely behind.
It was a very simple principle. How could a team that won a battle not get a promotion and a raise?
"Since no one has any objections, then the military supplies department will allocate 5,000 new recruits and 100,000 yuan to supplement the 108th division!”Chen Cheng nodded and agreed to Li Yan's request.
After a while, Chen Cheng's eyes flickered as he mentioned another matter."Everyone, Li Yan also said something else.”
As he spoke, Chen Cheng picked up the telegram on the table and said loudly,"" Li Yan said that he has the means to purchase advanced weapons and equipment. If the Ninth Battle Area or the entire national army needs it, he can provide rifles, machine guns, mortars, artillery, howitzers, and other equipment as long as he pays the equivalent amount of money!”
Hearing this, a general immediately stood up and said,"Commander, this is a good thing. Ever since half of China fell, the Japanese have been very strict. Arms dealers from various countries are no longer able to transport weapons and equipment to the inland areas.”
"I just wanted to let you guys know about this matter first. As for whether Li Yan's connections are reliable or not, I'll have to send someone to contact him before I know!”Chen Cheng glanced at the generals present. He took a sip of tea from his teacup and said,""Let's call it a day. The General Staff will immediately report the results of the 108th Division!”
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Half an hour later, in the chairman's office in Lindu City, Principal Jiang's attendant secretary, Xiao Zicheng, rushed into the office of the president of the Republic of China.
As soon as he entered the door, Xiao Zicheng looked at Principal Jiang with an ecstatic expression and said,"Principal, please take a look at this telegram. This is an emergency battle report from Commander Chen Cheng!”
"Chen Cheng's? Could it be that Hua Zhong had sent troops to attack Changsha?”Principal Jiang's eyes narrowed, and a trace of worry appeared on his face. He quickly took the telegram and checked it.
Principal Jiang's eyes widened as he looked at it. He muttered to himself,"Liangpi Xi, is this Chen Cheng fooling me? How could Li Yan's 108th Division wipe out the Japanese Army's 217th Brigade? How many people did the 108th Division have? Can they fight ten people alone?"
"Vice-chancellor, I've already confirmed with the Commander and the Lieutenant Commander that Li Yan did lead the 108th Division to wipe out the 217th Brigade. According to the intelligence, the Japanese Army has revoked the 217th Brigade's name!”Xiao Zicheng quickly reported everything he knew.
"Could it be that this Li Yan is really a rare general? Our country's army has another ferocious army!”Principal Jiang narrowed his eyes and smiled.
Obviously, this news made him very happy.
Then, the principal continued to read the battle report sent by Chen Cheng.
A few minutes later, when the principal finished reading the entire battle report, he immediately frowned. His mood became bad again!
In the report, Chen Cheng made it very clear that Li Yan had relied on powerful firepower to suppress and wipe out the 217th Brigade.
The scariest thing was that the 108th Division was only a local division. However, Li Yan did not rely on the national team. He used his own connections to equip the 108th Division with semi-automatic rifles and a large number of general-purpose machine guns.
Apart from that, a small 108th Division actually had 96 75mm Mountain Cannons, 12 155 Heavy Cannons, and 10 105 Howitzers.
After all, the national team did not give Li Yan any weapons and equipment. He got them all himself.
In other words, Division 108's surname was Li, not Guo.
"Another local warlord who doesn't listen to the central government's orders?”
In an instant, such a sentence appeared in Principal Jiang's mind. He still remembered that Li Yan seemed to have publicly disobeyed Chen Cheng's military orders before. This person was not very obedient!
Opposite him, Xiao Zicheng also noticed the change in Principal Jiang's expression.
As Principal Jiang's personal secretary, Xiao Zicheng knew him very well. He instantly understood why Principal Jiang was unhappy again!
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Zicheng smiled and said,"" Vice-chancellor, we are now in the midst of a war of resistance. Even the Chinese and the Koreans have put aside their differences and are working together. As the central government of the Republic of China, the national government should unite all the forces that can be united. We should first eliminate the enemies before we settle the internal affairs.”
"As long as we chase the Japanese out, the national army can rest assured and deal with these people. Whether it's the Chinese army, other warlords, or this Li Yan, they won't be able to escape from your palm!”
"What I hate the most is the local warlords. China is already a Republic of China, not the old era!”Principal Jiang said coldly.
One had to know that in order to dig out the warlords and completely unify the Republic of China, Principal Jiang had really gone through painstaking efforts.
In 1931, the Japanese army invaded the three northern provinces. Why did Principal Jiang order Zhang Shao Shuai to abandon the three northern provinces without firing a single shot?
In fact, the Northeast Army was the largest warlord force in Xia country at that time. In Principal Jiang's eyes, the Northeast Army was a thorn in his side.
Principal Jiang's order to not resist was to make the Northeast Army lose control of their territory.
Without the three northern provinces, the 300,000-strong Northeast Army would have no foundation and would no longer be a threat.
In Principal Jiang's original estimation, the Japanese army should have had enough after occupying the three northern provinces. After he completely disintegrated all the local warlords and unified the Republic of China, he was ready to take back the three northern provinces.
However, plans couldn't keep up with changes. Who would have thought that the Japanese army would be so ambitious? They actually wanted to occupy the entire land of China.
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