SFS Chapter 184 The troops set out
Chapter 184 The troops set out
Throughout 941, Xu Le only participated in one battle, which was the air raid on the Fenyang Gendarmerie. Apart from that, he was always asleep.
It was so hard to get a chance to show off his skills, and at the same time see the power of the troops after fully equipping them with domestically produced equipment. How could Xu Le miss this opportunity to show off?
The armored division’s attack time for Lingshi has been determined. November 11th is a special day.
However, only Xu Le felt it was special, because people of that generation did not understand the day that was later called Singles' Day.
In fact, this is just an ordinary day, but capital has brainwashed it into Singles' Day, and then it has evolved into an excuse to ask for gifts and spend lavishly.
On the 9th, Xu Le arrived at the Yan County Military Base. All combat troops would start from here, and he had to make a general mobilization before the war.
Xu Le looked at the hundreds of troops in the square, including three division commanders and brigade commanders, regiment commanders, grassroots company representatives and soldier representatives.
More than 20 tanks and armored personnel carriers were lined up in an orderly manner.
Xu Le shouted with a hint of relief, "Comrades, since our troops settled in Fanzhuang last June, until now, our army has killed more than 6 Japanese and puppet troops. The scale of operations is constantly expanding, and the equipment is constantly being updated!
I can tell you responsibly that the weapons and equipment you are holding in your hands and standing on your feet are all unique, advanced and best in the world today!
I just want to ask you one question, are you happy?"
As soon as Xu Le finished speaking, everyone in the audience shouted in unison.
"Happy!"
"Happy!"
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"What's the point of being happy!" Xu Le raised his hand and shouted, "Weapons are only used to improve our strength. What's the point of holding them in your hands? You should shoot the bullets and shells at the devils, then you will be happy!
I know that over the past six months, many soldiers have been accumulating strength, waiting for a big fight to avenge the tens of millions of Tang Dynasty civilians who died and to drive out the Japanese invaders who invaded our Tang Dynasty!
Yes, we want to drive them out, but not let them go out alive. We want to let their souls return. I want to tell people all over the world that our Tang Dynasty is not a place where those invaders can come and go as they please.
Times have changed. Our Tang Dynasty is no longer the Tang Dynasty that the Western countries want to rob and kill at will. Because the Tang Dynasty now has our 88th Army, we will take up the weapons in our hands and swear to defend the dignity of the motherland and the people to the death!
I won't tell you how our people were harmed by the Japanese invaders. Almost everyone here has witnessed it with their own eyes. While we mourn for these people, the only thing we can do is to shoot more bullets into the chests of the Japanese invaders.
Now, each of you has this opportunity. I ask you, do you have the confidence to fight so that your loved ones will not be killed again? Do you have the confidence to fight to protect our homeland? Do you have the confidence to bring the devils to justice? "
Liu Quanhua clenched his fist and shouted first: "Defend the motherland to the death!"
What followed was a roar from the entire audience, and the morale of all officers and soldiers was instantly ignited.
Perhaps some people do not understand what is national justice, but they understand that in order to protect their parents, wives, and children from harm, they have no choice but to take up arms against the invaders.
Wei Junjun and Lu Shiyu, who were not far away, looked at each other, and then raised their hands to support their foreheads.
The two of them carefully prepared a speech for Xu Le on the pre-war general mobilization, but who knew that Xu Le would actually improvise on the spot.
Although the effect achieved was not bad, I always felt that Xu Le lacked the style of a great general. He didn't speak like a second-level general of the National Guard at all.
"Commissioner Wei, it seems we still don't understand the young marshal. Let's not prepare any speeches in the future!"
Wei Junjun glanced at him coldly; "These are not my business, why should I know him? As a secretary, you should get to know your young marshal well!"
"You are Commander Jiang's specialist. If you don't know our young marshal, how will you respond if he asks you?"
Wei Junjun glanced at Xu Le and turned back, saying, "I was a soldier of the Tang Dynasty first, then a subordinate of Xu Le, and finally a commissioner of Commander Jiang! Your young marshal is really torturing me. He launched such a large-scale campaign without reporting to the Military Commission in advance, and had to wait until the war started before notifying them!
I have to go and do a lot of reports, come and help me!"
Lu Shiyu stuck out her tongue and followed him. "What do you mean my young marshal? Isn't he also your young marshal? He has a cold face all day long, just like those people in the guard team. How boring!"
"What did you say?"
"I said, Commissioner Wei, your butt is so nice and nice!"
"Little girl, it's been a while since I've dealt with you, are you itching for a fight? Don't think I won't beat you up just because the young marshal is backing you up. There will always be times when he's not around!"
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After Xu Le's uncultured but useful mobilization speech, the troops set out one after another and rushed to their respective battle sites.
Just as the tank company was preparing to set off, Xu Le came over.
"Wait a minute!"
Xu Le called out to Zhu Zhaolan who was about to climb into the tank. This was the first time he saw him since waking up.
Today, Zhu Zhaolan has completely lost his youthfulness, and what remains is only the sharpness of a soldier.
"Young Marshal!" Zhu Zhaolan saluted solemnly, then stood still, waiting for instructions.
Xu Le felt something unusual. This guy was a little too calm. Was there such a big change in half a year?
"Good!" Xu Le straightened Zhu Zhaolan's collar and said, "Not bad, you look like a company commander. I heard from Chief of Staff Jiang that you made another contribution during the last Zhongyang Battle, and your company was awarded a third-class collective merit!"
Zhu Zhaolan said calmly, "We are all fighting the devils. The credit is not important!"
Xu Le didn't know how to respond. He suddenly felt alienated from his cousin. He had come here specifically to talk, but he couldn't say anything.
Helpless, Xu Le could only smile and nod and ordered: "Well done, fight well in this battle and let the devil know how powerful our armored regiment is. Go! I'll wait for your triumphant return!"
"Yes!"
After responding, Zhu Zhaolan led his soldiers into the tanks, and then 10 tanks left one after another.
"Chief of Staff Jiang, has something happened to this kid? Why does he seem weird?"
Wang Dafu and Fang Yue have already gone to the temporary headquarters at the front line. The only senior official left with Xu Le is Jiang Feng.
Jiang Feng thought for a moment and said, "Young Marshal, when we occupied Zhongyang, the armored regiment was the first to attack the county town and occupied various fortresses inside and outside the city! Zhu Zhaolan's company discovered a mass grave while performing a search mission..."
Xu Le immediately frowned: "Mass grave? What's going on?"
"After investigation, we found out that since we occupied Shuitou Town, the Japanese had forced civilians to build various large-scale fortifications around Zhongyang to defend against our army. In order to speed up the progress, the Japanese hardly let the civilians rest, and even captured the elderly and children to work.
We counted the mass graves and found thousands of bodies that had not yet decayed, and thousands more skeletons...
It was because he witnessed this tragic scene that Zhu Zhaolan became what he is now, he speaks less and is much stricter when training his subordinates...”
"Does my aunt know about this?"
"I know, but your aunt went there several times but didn't get any results, so it ended up in nothing. She even came to me once and said she didn't want Zhu Zhaolan to join the army anymore."
Xu Le looked up at the dark sky, and after a long while he spoke: "Do you think it's too late for us to change the battle plan now?"
Jiang Feng shook his head and replied: "The army has already moved, and the logistics troops have also set out one after another. There is no way to change it. Otherwise, it will affect the overall plan and may even shake the morale of the army!"
"Forget it, let's go back!"
Xu Le knew how cruel the Japanese were. It was only 941 and more people would be massacred by the Japanese in the next few years.
He really wanted to send the troops directly to Taiyuan.
With the current equipment of the 88th Army, as long as they capture Queshu Valley, they can go north along the Taiyuan Basin and reach Taiyuan in one day.
But even if the troops arrived in Taiyuan, what would they use to fight?
At that time, the 88th Army will face the siege of 50 Japanese invaders. Perhaps with its current equipment, the 88th Army will be able to escape or even win, but the losses of the troops will definitely be huge.
Only by ensuring the vitality of the troops as much as possible can we eliminate more enemies in the future.