After Chu Yunfei returned to the headquarters, he sent a telegram to Officer Yan.
The telegram recorded the details of the battle at the Gray Cloud Ridge.
Chu Yunfei did not hide anything, nor did he exaggerate.
Even if he had ordered the artillery battalion to fire all their shells to cover the retreat of the Sichuan Army and the 8th Route Army, he would still record it on the paper.
Fang Ligong tried to persuade him again and again.
But Chu Yunfei still insisted on sending the message.
Very quickly!
The Second Area Command!
Chief of Staff Chu Xicun rushed in with a telegram.
As the commander of the second battlefield, Officer Yan was looking at the map.
Ever since the Jinsui Army had been defeated and lost a large area of land in the west of the mountain.
Officer Yan never had a good day.
"Brother Xi Cun, what is it that makes you so happy?”
Seeing the smile on Chu Xicun's face, Officer Yan raised his head and asked.
"Officer Yan, good news!"
"Good news!" Chu Xicun replied.
"Good news?"
"Brother Xi Cun, I haven't heard the word 'good news' in a long time!”
"This place is always occupied by the Japanese!”
"It's that important military location that needs support!”
"I want to see what kind of good news this is!”
Officer Yan took the telegram from Chu Xicun's hands.
After reading the contents, Officer Yan's expression turned ugly.
"Brother Xi Cun, is this your so-called good news?”
"In my opinion, this is a disgrace!"
"I, Yan, am a disgrace!"
"The shame of the Jinsui Army!"
Officer Yan waved the telegram in his hand and said angrily.
As the commander of the second battle area, he could nominally control the 8th route army and the Sichuan army!
But in reality, he could only command his Jinsui Army.
The commander of the second battlefield was just a leader!
Therefore, this report of victory from the 8th Route Army and the Sichuan Army was a slap in his face.
"Officer Yan, what do you mean?" Chu Xicun asked doubtfully, and the smile on his face froze.
However, he could also guess why Officer Yan was so angry.
"Brother Xi Cun!"
"My Jinsui Army retreated again and again!"
"More than half of the vast land in the west of the mountain has fallen into the hands of the Japanese!”
"Don't think that I don't know that the people of Shanxi are all cursing me in private!”
"You said that I'm useless, defeated again and again, retreated again and again!”
"But now, the 8th Route Army and the Sichuan Army defeated the Japanese's 4th Regiment at the Gray Cloud Ridge!”
" Commander Sakata was killed in an explosion!"
"The entire command center has been destroyed by the Sichuan army!”
"How do you expect the people of Shanxi to discuss this?”
"They will think that our Jinsui Army is inferior to the 8th Route Army and the Sichuan Army!”
"Tell me, isn't this a disgrace to me?”
"Is this a disgrace to our Jinsui Army?”
"How can I be happy?”
Officer Yan stared at Chu Xicun and asked.
Chu Xicun said with a smile.
"Officer Yan, don't be anxious!"
"Since I said that this is good news, I naturally have my own opinion!”
"Officer Yan, please take a good look at the telegram!”
"Is there such a passage on it?"
"In order to cover the retreat of the Sichuan Army and the 8th Route Army, the commander of the 358th Regiment, Chu Yunfei, used up all the shells of an artillery battalion!”
"And when the Sichuan army attacked the 4th regiment, Chu Yunfei also provided artillery support!”
"In my opinion, without Chu Yunfei's artillery support!”
"It's hard to say if the Sichuan Army and the 8th Route Army can break through the Japanese's encirclement!”
"Therefore, the great victory of the Gray Cloud Ridge!”
"It should be the victory of the 8th Route Army, the Sichuan Army, and our Jinsui Army!”
"And this credit should naturally be given to our Jinsui Army!”
"Officer Yan, what do you think?" Chu Xicun asked with a smile.
Officer Yan's eyes lit up. Why didn't he think of this earlier?
That's right!
Although the Jin Sui Army didn't send a single soldier to participate in the battle of the Gray Cloud Ridge, they were still in the midst of fighting.
However, the 358th Regiment had mobilized an artillery battalion to support them.
An artillery battalion with such powerful firepower.
No matter what, this credit should be given to his Jinsui Army!
"Haha!"
"I'll listen to you, Brother Xi Cun!"
"It woke me up from a dream!"
"That's right, the great victory at the Gray Cloud Ridge was achieved by the 8th Route Army, the Sichuan Army, and our Jinsui Army!”
"As the commander of the second battlefield, I should reward them according to their merits!”
"How about this, Brother Xi Cun, you will be the one to draft this commendation order!”
"When the time comes, let me take a look and then send it out!”
"I want the entire Shanxi to know about this great victory!”
"Let the people know that I, Yan, have the ability to chase these little devils out of Shanxi!”
"My Jinsui Army can also protect the land on the west side of the mountain!”
Officer Yan said happily.
This could be said to be a great victory for no reason.
It could also be considered as sweeping away the defeat that had been going on for many days!
"Yes, sir! Officer Yan!"
"Then I'll go and draft the commendation order now!”
Chu Xicun nodded.
He knew that the so-called commendation was just a verbal commendation to the 8th Route Army and the Sichuan Army!
After all, be it the 8th Route Army or the Sichuan Army, they were not Commander Yan's troops.
Although Officer Yan was the commander of the Second Battle Area, he could command all the troops in the Second Battle Area in name.
But in reality, apart from the Jin Sui Army, it was very difficult for Officer Yan to command the other armies.
Therefore, Officer Yan had never treated other armies as his own!
Just like this victory, the 358th Regiment was the real protagonist of the commendation order.
The rewards they received were also the most generous.
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