Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

Chapter 887

When Commander Xue felt tired, a major general ran in.

"Commander, good news!" The major general's face was full of smiles.

"What good news?!" Commander Xue looked up.

"Take a look at this telegram from Commander Liang." The major general handed the telegram to Commander Xue.

Everyone couldn't help but look at Commander Xue.

"Liang Gu??" Commander Xue frowned slightly, reached out to take the telegram, and then began to check it.

When he saw the content of the telegram, he smiled instantly.

"Hahaha... Good, good Liang Gu!" Commander Xue said with a laugh, as if he had seen something very worth being happy about.

"Commander, what did Commander Liang say in the telegram?!" someone asked cautiously. What kind of good news could this be that would make the commander so happy that he laughed out loud without caring about his image.

"The telegram Liang Gu sent said that they wiped out the Japanese Oshima Brigade yesterday, and today they also wiped out the Japanese Morishita Regiment!
A total of more than 8,000 enemies were killed. Tell me, is this good news? "Commander Xue asked back with a smile.

"What?!" Everyone was shocked and couldn't believe the telegram.

"Commander, could this be true? Although General Liang's troops are quite powerful, they need two days to
It is simply impossible to annihilate the Oshima Brigade and the Morishita Regiment of the Japanese!"

"Yes, Commander. Although the number of the Oshima Brigade is only five or six thousand, which is not as large as the number of real brigades, it is impossible to annihilate them."

"Even if they can wipe them out, it's impossible to do it in just one day!"

Everyone was talking about it, and none of them believed that Liang Gu could annihilate an entire Japanese brigade in such a short time.

And they were wiped out within one day, which sounds impossible.

The Japanese divided their forces into three directions to attack, and all their troops combined only killed about 20,000 to 30,000 Japanese.

It sounds fake that Liang Gu's army alone was able to annihilate so many Japanese invaders.

"What? You don't believe this is true?!" Commander Xue smiled.

"Commander, it's not that I don't believe it, it's just that I think it's too unbelievable." A lieutenant general spoke up, but in fact he didn't believe it.

The others nodded upon hearing this.

"Do you still remember that a few months ago, the Japanese suffered heavy losses in Shanxi?!" Commander Xue said slowly.

"I remember that Commander Yan cooperated with the Eighth Route Army and annihilated more than 20,000 Japanese devils, shocking everyone." A major general responded.

When they received the news at that time, they were all shocked and could not believe that Commander Yan could actually do this.

They even sent people to inquire in several places, and finally confirmed that the news was true.

"Just remember that the battle was started by a small force, which was said to be the elite troops secretly trained by the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.
This caused heavy losses to the Japanese, which angered them, so they sent out a large force to encircle and suppress them.

One group attacked the base of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, and the other group went to encircle and suppress this army... "Commander Xue began to talk about the battle.

Many people don't know the inside story, but he does.

"Commander, what do you say that has anything to do with General Liang's annihilation of the Japanese?!" someone wondered.

It's not appropriate for Commander Xue to withdraw now considering the battle that happened a few months ago.

"Of course it is related, because Liang Gu also sent a troop to the rear of the Japanese and caused heavy casualties to the Japanese.
They annihilated the enemy's logistics forces, and cooperated with the front-line troops to first destroy a regiment of the enemy.
Later, they even killed a brigade commander of the Japanese..." Commander Xue slowly recounted the battle records of Kong Sheng's troops one by one.

Everyone who heard it was stunned.

"So, Liang Gu and his men cooperated with this army whose equipment was better than that of the Japanese, launched a surprise attack on the Oshima Brigade, and even destroyed the Oshima Brigade. Do you think there is any problem?!" Commander Xue continued.

He didn't say more, but just wanted to prove that Liang Gu's telegram could not be false.

"This..." Everyone fell silent for a moment.

"There are some things I am not in a position to say more about, but this is the fact. As long as the troops in the rear catch up and meet up with Commander Liang and his men, we will know the truth of the telegram." Commander Xue said nothing more.

After all, what you hear is not as good as what you see. If it hadn't been witnessed by many people, these people would not have believed it.

If we want to confirm this now, we just need to wait for the troops in the rear to catch up and see the bodies of the devils.

"Commander, then we will just wait for the follow-up telegram." Someone said, and everyone nodded.

"By the way, Liang Gu's troops failed to resist the Japanese. At noon, the Japanese broke through their defense line." Commander Xue continued.

The telegram not only reported the news of the annihilation of the Japanese troops, but also reported the news that the Japanese were not stopped.

In fact, he had thought that as long as Liang Gu could hold off the Japanese for a day or two, the troops in the rear would be able to catch up, cooperate with each other, and annihilate more Japanese. However, he did not expect this.

The troops in the rear were slow to catch up and kept making excuses for various reasons.

It was impressive that Liang Gu's troops could hold out for a day and a half.

"In less than two days, the Japanese broke through the defense line. Doesn't this affect the specific plan?!" someone said.

"Bullshit, that's because the troops in the rear didn't arrive in time. It's amazing that Commander Liang could hold on for so long. If you don't accept it, go and try to stop the Japanese by yourself. Don't wait until you get beaten by the Japanese in half a day." Someone refuted the person who spoke before.

In his opinion, Liang Gu's troops had tried their best. If they had continued to stop the Japanese, Liang Gu's troops would probably have been defeated.

"That's right. If someone doesn't lead the troops, don't make sarcastic remarks. Although General Liang failed to stop the devils, he made them pay a huge price.

Even if the rear troops rush over to join us, they may not be able to achieve this kind of effect." A middle-aged man also spoke up.

"Alright, alright, stop talking. Liang Gu made great contributions in this battle and further expanded the victory results. He should be credited with the first merit!" Commander Xue saw that there was a trend of quarreling, so he quickly stopped it and made his attitude clear.

Liang Gu's contribution is indeed great. The number of Japanese invaders they annihilated, plus the number annihilated by Liang Gu now, has reached nearly 40,000.

This can be said to be a huge victory.

"Commander, we are still not sure whether Commander Liang really killed so many Japanese devils. Isn't it inappropriate to give Commander Liang the credit?!" a major general spoke hurriedly.

The matter has not been confirmed yet. What if Liang Gu was worried that he failed to stop the devils, so he lied about his military merits in order to reduce the punishment? "Well, okay, let's wait until the matter is confirmed." Commander Xue nodded after hearing this. Although he knew that the telegram sent by Liang Gu was true, it was indeed inappropriate to directly record the first merit.

It is better to wait until the facts are confirmed before giving Liang Gu the credit, otherwise it will be difficult to convince the public.

As for whether Liang Gu lied about his military achievements, he naturally didn't believe it, because it was impossible to justify it and it would easily get him into trouble.

Liang Gu is a smart man and would never do such a stupid thing.

Commander Xue also hurriedly sent a telegram to the commander of the troops pursuing the Oshima Brigade, asking them to speed up the pursuit and inform them that Liang Gu had annihilated the Oshima Brigade.

.........

On the other side, Liang Gu and his men wanted to go back immediately, but after thinking about it, they decided to wait on the battlefield, not to mention that other troops had not yet gathered here.

"General, once we send this telegram, I'm sure Commander Xue and the others will find it hard to believe it," Han Mingyuan said with a smile.

Who would dare to believe that so many Japanese were annihilated? If they had not met Mu Jin and the others, they naturally would not have dared to believe it.

"That's for sure. So, we have to stay here and wait for the troops in the rear to come and confirm this matter." Liang Gu said slowly.

Such a great military achievement cannot be explained by his own words, so there must be testimony from other troops.

Fortunately, when he annihilated the Oshima Brigade, he left some soldiers to guard there. Otherwise, he was really worried that the troops chasing from behind would shamelessly say that they were the ones who annihilated the Japanese.

"General, our contribution this time should be significant, right?!" Han Mingyuan said with a smile.

The annihilation of so many Japanese soldiers basically accounted for one-fifth of the entire battlefield. If this contribution could be underestimated, it would be totally unacceptable.

"You can't say that. We are here to fight the Japanese, not for any credit." Liang Gu responded seriously.

How can they talk about merit directly? They were fighting against the Japanese invaders and they don't care about the size of the merit.

"Yes, yes, I said the wrong thing." Han Mingyuan understood the meaning immediately after hearing it.

Although they have made great contributions, they cannot speak of it openly. They need to remain calm and not be complacent, otherwise they will be targeted by many people.

.........

The troops that were pursuing the Oshima Brigade were resting halfway. In fact, they had already rested for half a day and had no intention of breaking camp.

Inside a large tent, the commander was eating, and a senior officer at the division level was also eating next to him.

"Commander, we have rested for half a day, why don't we set out to pursue them?!" a division commander said incoherently.

"What the hell, what if the enemy suddenly attacks us? Although the enemy's supplies are indeed running low, they can still cause us heavy casualties.
By then, even if we can annihilate the Japanese, how many people will have to die? In my opinion, repelling the Japanese will be a great victory.

Why bother chasing after the devils and trying to further expand the victory? "General Xu replied.

He is not a fool. Other troops did not try their best to catch up. If he catches up, he will be on good terms with the devils. What if other troops that did not catch up with the devils come over to take advantage of him? !

He didn't want his troops to suffer heavy casualties and not get any great credit.

"The commander is right. They are all smart people. We must not be stupid." The division commander also said.

Among those who can reach this level, only a few are fools; the rest are smart people.

"However, General, Liang Gu and his troops are blocking the Japanese's retreat. If we don't go, Liang Gu's side will probably suffer heavy casualties, right?!" The division commander changed the subject.

Liang Gu's troops were probably still fighting desperately with the Japanese, so they were thinking of waiting for them to arrive and then attacking them together, but they had no plan of this at all.

Why did he feel that their actions were a bit like selling out teammates?

"So what? The dead weren't ours anyway. Besides, don't underestimate Liang Gu. This guy was able to annihilate an entire brigade of Japanese soldiers in Fengling. He must be quite capable.
He probably guessed that we would not try our best to pursue them, so he probably would not let the troops fight to the death to stop the devils. "General Xu replied.

Since Liang Gu became the army commander, he has dealt with the other party several times. This is not a simple character, so the other party cannot be so stupid.

Besides, even if Liang Gu failed to stop the Japanese, he would not be punished. After all, the Japanese were indeed very strong.

"The commander is always good at judging people." The division commander quickly started to flatter him.

"In short, if others don't chase us, we won't bother with that." General Xu continued. It was normal to fight hard before, but now that they have won, no one wants to continue fighting. After all, if they really force the Japanese into a corner, who knows how many people will die.

However, what they didn't understand was that every time the Japanese died, there would be one less soldier, and they needed to be re-recruited and trained, which would take a lot of time.

But they are different. They are fighting at home and have a large population, so it is easiest to recruit soldiers. It is worthwhile to exchange them with the Japanese.

Unfortunately, everyone was thinking about preserving their strength and not thinking about causing greater damage to the Japanese.

Just then, a telegraph operator rushed in.

"General, Commander Xue sent a telegram." The telegraph operator said quickly.

"The commander is urging us to chase faster, right?!" General Xu guessed. He felt that there was a high probability that he was urging them to chase.

"Yes, but there are some differences. Commander Xue said that the Oshima Brigade was annihilated by Commander Liang, and now we have to rush over as soon as possible to confirm this matter!" The telegraph operator hesitated, but still told the story.

"What?! What did you say?!" Xu Junzuo didn't even eat his meal.

The teachers standing by were wondering if they had heard it wrong.

He seemed to have just heard that the Oshima Brigade was annihilated by Liang Gu?! Impossible, he must have heard it wrong!
.........

Near the battlefield where the Oshima Brigade was annihilated, a force of about two thousand people was waiting. They were the 128th Regiment of the th Brigade.

"Commander, why does the commander ask us to wait here?!" The combat staff officer was a little confused.

The Japs have all been killed. They can just clean up the battlefield and leave. Why should they stay near the battlefield?

"I guess the commander is worried that the credit will be taken away by others." The regiment commander thought for a while and said, he thought that should be the case.

"How is this possible? We were the ones who annihilated the Oshima Brigade. Who is so shameless as to steal the credit from us?!" The operations staff officer was a little unconvinced.

"Besides, the commander has probably reported the battle situation, so others won't be able to snatch it away even if they want to, right?!" the combat staff officer added.

(End of this chapter)