my bright sword career

Chapter 536 Gao Hongming Arrives

"Ugh..."

After a sharp whistling sound, a shell exploded not far from Brigadier Wang's headquarters, setting off a cloud of dust and smoke, but Brigadier Wang couldn't care less. At this time, he was holding the phone roared loudly.

"Zhang Mazi, let me tell you, you must hold the ground for me. If you abandon the position without my order, don't blame me for enforcing battlefield discipline!"

"Brigade Commander, please rest assured that as long as I am still alive, I will never let the devils cross our position, but the problem now is that the artillery fire of the Japanese army is too fierce. Can you contact the Air Force to give us some air support, even for It would be nice to have some artillery support from me!"

On the phone, Tuan Zhang begged bitterly. The Eighth Route Army used to have no planes, but this time they finally cooperated with the Liantai militia.

Good guy, during the war some time ago, my own plane dropped bombs as if they didn’t need money. They threw bombs densely at the top of the Japanese army, while the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army charged behind the tanks. Whoever tries it will know the cool feeling.

But the good days were beaten back to their original shape within a few days, this feeling is not to mention how bad it is.

"Zhang Mazi, let me tell you that our air force is competing with the Japanese fighter planes for air supremacy. Before the air supremacy is obtained, the bombers cannot be dispatched. As for why there is no artillery support, you also know the reason. Who made our artillery run out of shells? .”

Brigadier Wang felt helpless for a while. As the exhibition lengthened, the problem of supplies began to emerge. The bad roads and the bombing of Japanese aircraft made the supplies in the rear unable to be delivered in time.

This time Gao Hongming was accompanied by more than a dozen staff officers and a squad of guards.

The people nearby even found several big stone mills from nowhere to level the runway, which can be said to have exceeded the task.

"The command is also for our sake. How can you say something that is not conducive to unity? Fortunately, there are only a few of us here. If it spreads, how will you make the brother troops of the Liantai militia treat us?"

Brigadier Wang, who came up to welcome him, saluted Gao Hongming first, "Hello, Commander Gao, welcome to Ping'an County!"

"In this case, someone Gao is ashamed to accept it."

After being reminded by Brigadier Wang, Director Su finally came to his senses. With Gao Hongming here, the supply of logistics supplies and even various supports here will definitely be given top priority, and this battle will be much easier to fight. ah.

Brigadier Wang looked at his watch. It was about six or seven hours before dark, and it was really difficult to level a runway before dark.

Brigadier Wang, who had been waiting nearby for a long time, and several commanders of the 385 brigade hurried forward.

"Don't even think about it. Commander Gao is here. Will there be less follow-up support? The people from the Liantai militia have to desperately send reinforcements here to deliver supplies?"

"What, a runway was leveled before dark?" Brigadier Wang and the three looked at each other, exclaiming.

Brigadier Wang said sternly: "You are too humble, sir. As one of the highest commanders of the joint finger, you certainly deserve this title."

However, he immediately asked in doubt: "However, Liantai is more than 200 miles away from Ping'an County. Even if Commander Gao rushes over now, it will probably take a day or two to get there, right?"

"Old Su, what nonsense are you talking about?" Geng, the Chief of Staff who was at the side, hurriedly shouted softly when he saw this.

In less than an hour, political commissar Geng and the logistics department mobilized thousands of people to open a nearly 300-meter-long road on a piece of wasteland in the north of the city on the outskirts of the county. track.

Director Su of the Political Department is a little displeased. Now in Ping'an County, Brigadier Wang has the highest rank. It stands to reason that all the troops here are under the command of their 385th Brigade. Of course, he was not happy to hand over the command of the Eighth Route Army.

"Yup!"

However, the military order is like a mountain, and since the order of the joint command has come down, they have to complete it no matter how difficult it is.

Gao Hongming was startled for a moment, then smiled and said: "Brigade Commander Wang, Mr. Gao is just a small militia leader, so I really don't deserve you to call him an officer!"

Only then did Director Su come to his senses. Gao Hongming was originally one of the three top commanders of the Temporary Joint Headquarters. Could he come here to grab the command?
"Okay, old Su, don't say such things that are not conducive to unity in the future." Brigadier Wang also spoke. Not only was he not unhappy about the command being taken away, but he became more relaxed.

The cabin door was opened, the gangway was lowered, and an officer wearing a German military uniform quickly got off the plane. It was Gao Hongming who came.

After a while, the head of the leading plane lowered its nose and slammed down. Soon its wheels touched the runway and made a dull sound. The plane bounced slightly and landed on the runway again. It turned out that it was no longer bouncing, and finally stopped after sliding for more than 100 meters.

This also caused the two artillery battalions assigned to them to fall into a situation where there were no shells available. When facing the Japanese attack, they could only rely on infantry to resist. Brigadier Wang, who was sticking to the order, became anxious.

But fortunately, Ping'an County is a large county with a permanent population of 30. Although many people fled after the war, at least half of them stayed in the county.

"What does the joint command mean? Could it be that we can't trust our command ability?"

But as soon as he finished speaking, a staff officer hurried over again, "Several chiefs, the headquarters called and asked us to level a 200-meter field runway for planes to take off and land before dark."

Upon hearing the news, Brigadier Wang's thick eyebrows couldn't help being startled.

"What, Gao Hongming is coming to Ping'an County to personally command, and he will arrive soon?"

Brigadier Wang, who put down the phone, was just about to take a sip of water when he heard some good or bad news from the chief of staff.

When the sky was getting dark, a fleet of aircraft flew from the sky. Two JU-52 transport planes nicknamed Iron Annie were escorted by more than a dozen Hellcat fighter jets and flew to Ping'an County. More than a dozen fires were set up, and the raging flames were particularly eye-catching in the dim night sky.

Gao Hongming was not polite, of course he understood what Brigadier Wang meant.

The army is a place that pays most attention to rank. The title of Brigadier Wang is actually a statement to him. From now on, the entire 385 brigade will obey his command.

Gao Hongming, who understood Brigadier Wang's meaning, was not polite either. He waved his hand, "Okay, this is not a place for small talk. If we have anything to say, we'll discuss it at the headquarters."

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)