The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 277
The chief of staff of the war zone was waiting for Guo Xuejia to verify the content of the 41st Army's telegram, when he heard cheers from outside the war room, Guo Xuejia walked in, followed by a large group of officers at all levels of the headquarters, one by one All of them were full of excitement.

It turned out that the news of the great victory in Southwest Shandong from the 41st Army had spread like wildfire, causing a sensation in the theater headquarters.

Guo Xuejia's face was full of excitement. Holding the telegram in her hand, she said excitedly: "It's true, it's true."

The chief of staff took the telegram, glanced at it, and read excitedly: "Admonishment from the audience:
At 6:28 in the morning of June 5, our department received an alarm from Taohuashan Gaojiu, saying that the 10th Japanese Infantry Brigade was attacking our 128th Division from the direction of Tai'an. The camp withdrew to Zhiyuan County.

At 5:40 in the morning, the Japanese army dispatched elite troops to attack the Daqing River Bridge and the Han Ferry Ferry continuously, cutting off the connection between our division and the 41st Army.

6:10. The Japanese army surrounded Lanxi County and Qinglong Town, and immediately launched an attack on our army.

At 02:30 noon, the Japanese army captured Lanxi County, and at 23:[-] noon, the Japanese army captured Qinglong Town. Although all the officers and soldiers of the [-]st and [-]rd Battalions of the [-]rd Regiment of our division fought bravely, they were completely lost due to the overwhelming strength of the enemy.

At 3:00 noon, the Japanese army completed the full siege of Zhiyuan County, and then launched an attack on our army. Our soldiers resisted tenaciously, and the battle was extremely tragic. By 6:40 that night, the Japanese army repelled three consecutive attacks. More than [-] people were killed or injured.Under the tenacious resistance of the soldiers of our division, the casualties of the Japanese army were extremely heavy, twice as many as our army..."

The content of the telegram was very detailed, and it described in detail how the main force of the 187th Division held fast to the county seat, how Gao Jiu, Wang Zhankui and the Luxinan Independent Battalion harassed the enemy outside and cut off the Japanese supply line, how the Japanese army played tricks, and how the 187th Division remained unmoved , Continue to stick to the county seat and consume the strength of the Japanese army.

The telegram said: "Our 187th Division cooperated with Gao Jiu, Wang Zhankui, Jiang Xiaomei and others inside and outside the Ministry. After arduous fighting and bloody sacrifices, a large number of Japanese troops were consumed, forcing the Japanese troops to withdraw in a hurry early this morning. Pursued, and finally surrounded and annihilated in the Sanduozhuang area of ​​Xincheng County.

此战共歼灭日军第128旅团旅团部、步兵第150联队、步兵第115联队、野炮兵第120联队、工兵第114联队、辎重兵第114联队等部，歼灭日军第128旅团旅团长奥保夫少将以下8782人，其中俘虏日军39人，摧毁、缴获其全部装备，清单来日报备。

The new 41th Division of the 187st Army asked Wang Jindong, Chief of Staff Liu Yutang, and the Political Department of the Military Commission..."

On the back of the telegram, the three leaders of the observation group also signed their names, proving that the great victory was completely true.

After Dianbao finished reading, there was another burst of joy in the headquarters.

The chief of staff said excitedly: "A miracle! This is simply a miracle!"

After speaking, he picked up the phone to report the victory to the commander of the theater.

The great victory in southwestern Shandong shocked the whole country. A huge parade was held in Wuhan the next day, and many other cities in the rear also held celebrations.

The reporters of the press corps witnessed a great victory with their own eyes. They did a lot of reports, not only reporting the brilliant achievements of the Southwest Shandong Victory, but also praising the heroic deeds of the soldiers who participated in the war.

This incident caused a sensation in the world, and foreign media made relevant reports one after another. Military experts from Britain, the United States and other countries also wrote commentary articles, mocking the war myth that the Japanese army advertised themselves, and questioning the quality of the Japanese army.

This was a happy battle for all, and the 187th Division contributed a lot. The observation groups of the Ninth Theater and the Fifth Theater participated in this battle, and the faces of the two theaters were bright.Jiang Xiaomei's independent camp also earned enough face for Gcd.

Wang Jindong did not conceal the significant contribution made by Gao Jiu and his Taohuashan guerrillas in this battle. He specially wrote the relevant battle report and reported it to the Fifth Theater and the Military Commission.

Huang Mansion.

After hearing the news, Lin Yanni and Wang Jindong's wife wept with joy and hugged each other.Mrs. Wang is going to take her children to Zhiyuan County to condolences to Wang Jindong, and Lin Yanni is also going to go back and urge Director Feng to serve as the liaison officer of Taohuashan.

At this time, Lin Yanni was in a very urgent mood, not only because she was anxious to see Gao Jiu, but also because of other reasons.

In the publicity reports, many related articles were published about Jiang Xiaomei and Gao Jiu fighting side by side. Many reports were full of gossip, referring to Gao Jiu and Jiang Xiaomei as a couple.

Lin Yanni was secretly anxious. She had been with Gao Jiu for a long time, and she knew him quite well. She felt that Gao Jiu was still a blank slate, emotionally ignorant, and he should not be a couple with Jiang Xiaomei at this moment. relationship, but it is inevitable that love will develop over time.

Lin Yanni is not a scheming woman, but Wang Jindong's wife can't stop her from yelling all day long, telling her to hurry up, otherwise, Gao Jiu will be snatched away by other women.Therefore, Lin Yanni could not help but feel a little worried.

Wang Jindong's wife said: "I will go to Zhiyuan County soon. If you want to go, I can ask my father-in-law to go directly to the commander of your theater and let you go with me."

Lin Yanni said shyly, "If I don't have a legitimate reason, will I be laughed at by others?" The "other" she was talking about was Gao Jiu, and she was worried that Gao Jiu would look down on her.

Mrs. Wang tapped her forehead lightly with her fingers, and said with a smile, "You are such a silly girl! Don't worry! I will definitely make arrangements for you."

What Lin Yanni didn't expect was that, without waiting for Madam Wang's arrangements, Director Feng of the Military Intelligence Department of the Fifth War Zone gave her a task that she most wanted to complete - to invite Gao Jiu to come to Wuhan.

It turned out that after Director Zhou, the chief leader of the observation group and the reporter group, returned to Wuhan, he reported to his superiors the situation related to the trip to Southwest Shandong. It can be said that he is the actual commander of this battle.The attendant room of the Military Commission specially conducted a textual research with other officers of the observation group, which proved that what Director Zhou said was true.

The high level of the Military Commission specially instructed the fifth theater to refer to Gao Jiu's opinion in the future battle in Wuhan.The top management of the fifth war zone also had this intention, so they informed Director Feng that he had invited Gao Jiu to go to Wuhan again.

Director Feng will naturally hand over this task to Lin Yanni.

Lin Yanni was so excited that she hurriedly sent a telegram to Gao Jiu.

It's a pity that her wish still hasn't come true, because Gao Jiu can't come to Wuhan for the time being, and he still has his own things to do.

Zhiyuan County.

After the battle was over, Wang Jindong had received a notice from the headquarters of the Ninth War Zone, asking him to go to Wuhan to report in detail on the victory in Southwest Shandong. When he learned that the Fifth War Zone had invited Gao Jiu to Wuhan, he invited Gao Jiu to go to Wuhan with him. peers.

Gao Jiu said: "Brother, brother, I will not go to Wuhan. In order to provide us with this information, a brother of the underground party was arrested by the Japanese army's Jinan Special High School. I promised them that I would rescue him. .”

Later, he told Wang Jindong what happened.Wang Jindong heard that the underground party suffered a lot of losses in order to pass on information about the 128th Brigade of the Japanese Army, so he couldn't help but feel a little moved.He said: "It's rare for them to be so righteous. They should rescue their people."

Speaking of this, he said with some embarrassment: "But, I received an order from the theater command to invite you to go to Wuhan with me, brother. Look at this? Can you arrange someone else to go to Jinan to save people?"

Gao Jiu said: "A man is as good as he is, and what he promises must be done. As for Wuhan, the Japanese army's campaign deployment has not yet been completed, and there will be no big things for the time being. I went to Jinan to rescue people. Go to Wuhan."

"What a man, he promises a thousand gold! Brother Gao's behavior is really undeniable." Wang Jindong said with emotion.

Then, he asked someone to fetch two lists.

第一张清单是这次缴获日军的武器装备和其他物资，其中有迫击炮21门、掷弹筒37个、九二式重机枪6挺、歪把子机枪42挺、各种枪支3659支，军用卡车五辆、摩托车一辆、驮马412匹，其他物资若干。

The seizure this time was not large. Part of it was blown up during the battle, most of which were destroyed by the Japanese army. The large-caliber artillery was all destroyed by the Japanese army, except for the Type [-] infantry artillery captured by Jiang Xiaomei and the others. .

Even so, the amount seized was considerable.

Wang Jindong said: "These Japanese weapons don't match my army's equipment, and it's useless to keep them. They all belong to you. After the fifth war zone sends people to check the results of the battle, brother, I will send them all to you."

Wang Jindong is really generous. Although these weapons and ammunition are not needed by his troops, they can be sold in exchange for a large amount of ocean.

The best selling items these days are weapons and ammunition. Japanese weapons are especially easy to sell, just sell them directly to the national army.

Since the Japanese army has been in an offensive state on the battlefield, it is difficult for the national army to seize the weapons of the Japanese army.

Many troops of the national army killed many Japanese soldiers during the war, but they could not seize the weapons of the Japanese army. Since there was no physical evidence, it was difficult for them to obtain military exploits against Japan.

Since the weapons of the Japanese army could not be seized on the battlefield, they would try their best to buy them as physical evidence for their rewards.Therefore, Japanese-style weapons are very sought-after, and can even sell for double the price.

Wang Jindong's gift is really not small.

Gao Jiu was really moved. He said, "Brother, your loss this time is not small. Brother, I don't have that many people. Just ask for some."

The loss of the newly formed 187th Division was really not small this time. The whole division suffered a total of more than 120 casualties, which can be described as traumatic.

Wang Jindong smiled and said: "Brother, you are welcome, let me tell you the truth. I just got the news from my father-in-law. In order to commend the 187th Division's victory in Southwest Shandong this time, after my father-in-law's activities, the Military Commission specially approved it for the 187th Division. Two supplementary regiments were added, the artillery battalion was expanded into an artillery regiment, and a supply battalion was added. The whole division has 13400 people, a tough Class A division."

Speaking of this, he said with some pride: "With this battle achievement, I could have been promoted to lieutenant general. It's just that my father-in-law said that I had just been promoted to major general, and if I was promoted too quickly, it would make people jealous. That's why I rejected it." This promotion. Hehe!"

Gao Jiu said: "Then congratulations, big brother. How about this, those cars belong to me, and we each have half of the other supplies. Brother, I can't take it away for the time being, so you can sell it for me."

Wang Jindong smiled and said: "Okay, don't worry. This time I go to Wuhan, I will open a bank account for you. After selling the weapons, the money will be transferred directly to your account."

The two of them are sharing the spoils here, why didn't they mention Jiang Xiaomei?
Jiang Xiaomei is so smart!When cleaning the battlefield, the weapons seized by her independent battalion could not be taken at all, and Gao Jiu had to help send them back.Therefore, she no longer needs to be assigned from Gao Jiu and the others.

Then, Wang Jindong took out another list, which stated that there were four Type 400 mountain guns, 1000 rounds of shells, 50 Type 30 rifles, [-] light machine guns, and [-] rounds of bullets.

Wang Jindong said: "With this great victory, I have reported some more battle damage, and I will share it with you, brother."

Gao Jiu expressed his thanks again.

On July 7, Wang Jindong and others hosted a banquet to see Gao Jiu off. After the dinner, Gao Jiu, Jiang Xiaomei and others left Zhiyuan County.

Just before they left, they got good news. In order to commend Gao Jiu and others for their role in the victory in Southwest Shandong, the Military Commission specially rewarded Gao Jiu with 20 French currency.

Wang Jindong, Wang Zhankui and others sent Gao Jiu ten miles away from the county town before bidding farewell.

Jinan.

The person in charge of the underground party received a telegram from Gao Jiu, saying that he was about to come to Jinan to assist the underground party in rescuing Gao Hong, the captain of the anti-rape team.

The person in charge of the underground party said happily: "This Mr. Gao is indeed a trustworthy person. I believe that he will be able to rescue Gao Hong when he comes to Jinan this time."

The person in charge of the underground party reported to the main person in charge of the underground party, who told him that he hoped that he could persuade Gao Jiu to help the underground party complete another arduous task besides saving people.

(End of this chapter)