The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 199: White-eyed Wolf (Subscribe)
The combined battalion returned to the camp for rest and recuperation.

In order to maintain confidentiality, the combined battalion did not set up its headquarters in a village like other troops.

It was set up outdoors.

Killing a big fat pig and lighting a fire to cook.

Here and now, the combined battalion has the conditions to provide soldiers with hot meals.

As long as conditions permit, the soldiers of the combined battalion have meat and vegetables for every meal.

As for soup, even a bowl of meat broth is considered very good on the front line.

At this time, the sun began to set, emitting a soft red light, and the sunset glow in the western sky was quite beautiful.

But the sound of artillery fire could still be heard on the battlefield.

Obviously at this time, the battle is still going on.

At the battalion headquarters, Li Fuguo convened all company-level cadres to hold a summary meeting.

On the topographic map, Li Fuguo has been marking the latest news from the beginning of the war in the morning to now.

This is a summary meeting and also a learning meeting.

It not only summarizes the existing problems, but also learns tactics to broaden the commanders' horizons and improve their command level.

Li Fuguo was the commander of the main regiment before, so he naturally had some command skills. After this battle, Li Fuguo also improved greatly.

In the end, Zhao Guoping informed the 42nd Division and their superiors of the commendation.

This is an affirmation of the combined battalion!
It was reported nationwide, what an honor!
Everyone couldn't help but applaud excitedly!
Liu Tao obviously noticed that some changes seemed to have taken place in Zhao Guoping, which should be the baptism of blood and fire on the battlefield.

A person is completely different depending on whether he has experienced the baptism of blood and fire on the battlefield or not.

Afterwards, a meeting of the entire camp was held during the meal.

At the meeting, Zhao Guoping read out the commendations from the 42nd Division and superiors.

There were rounds of applause and cheers.

Especially when they heard that the commendation was announced nationwide, the soldiers were extremely excited. For every soldier, this is the greatest honor.

As you all know, now is just the beginning, and later on, everyone’s military achievements will be indispensable.

Liu Tao made his final remarks: "Comrades, we are a civilized and powerful army. The cause we are engaged in is great and just. We are fighting a just war."

"We were once comrades fighting side by side with the enemy. We lived frugally. Less than a year after the founding of the Republic, we began to assist them. From 1950 to 1954, we supported them with more than 11.6 guns, 420 artillery pieces, and a large number of supporting ammunition, communications, and engineering equipment."

"In 1956, we had just finalized the production of Type 56 submachine guns and semi-automatic rifles. When the troops had not yet been equipped with them, we gave them priority in providing them with 5 rifles. From 1953 to 1963, we also formed six anti-aircraft artillery battalions, one engineering regiment, one pontoon regiment, one tank regiment, and one fighter regiment for them. In 6, we had just produced heavy pontoon bridges, and we also provided them with them first."

"In the nearly 1950 years from 1978 to 30, the total amount of military, economic and foreign exchange assistance we provided to them reached 203 billion US dollars. This assistance included enough light and heavy weapons, ammunition and other military supplies to equip 200 million soldiers, navy and air force, hundreds of production plants and repair plants, more than 3 million meters of cloth, more than 3 vehicles, hundreds of kilometers of railways and complete sets of locomotives and carriages, more than 500 million tons of food, more than 200 million tons of gasoline, 3000 kilometers of oil pipelines and hundreds of millions of US dollars in cash. Our assistance came without any additional conditions."

Liu Tao became more and more angry as he spoke: "We have sent more than 20,000 experts and technicians."

The more the soldiers listened, the angrier they became.

I've seen ungrateful people, but I've never seen one as ungrateful as this one.

China was sincere and did not ask for anything in return, but what it got in return was a backstab.

This is simply intolerable. Before, some soldiers felt burdened because they had killed so many people, but now after hearing what Liu Tao said, the soldiers no longer felt burdened because they had killed people who were ungrateful.

Ungrateful people are always the most hated.

Just when everyone finished their meal, Commander Wang came over with his guards.

Looking at the food of the combined battalion, Division Commander Wang said with a smile: "Director Liu, your food is really good. Do you mind if a few of us eat for free?"

"Haha, you've come at the right time. Let's try the cooking of our combined battalion chef!" Liu Tao said with a smile.

Then someone prepared meals for Commander Wang and the guards.

"Your food..." Looking at the meat, vegetables and broth, Commander Wang gave Liu Tao a thumbs up.

"We can't help it. The soldiers are training very hard, so we have to ensure they have enough food." Liu Tao smiled. "Now we are on the battlefield. During the battle, we can only eat dry food. Now that we have retired to rest, we have to let the soldiers have a hot meal."

Commander Wang was filled with emotion. He knew that Liu Tao had sent people here to purchase supplies a month ago. Over the past month, weapons and ammunition from Panshan Machinery Factory had been continuously delivered to Masupo.

I even bought chickens, ducks and pigs.

Although Liu Tao did not know how to march and fight, he prepared sufficient logistics for the combined battalion.

Afterwards, Commander Wang chatted with the soldiers and was very approachable.

Serve the people, these five mere words are engraved in the bones of most cadres.

The same is true for the military.

The people's army is the highest praise for the army, because this army comes from the people and is with the people.

"All we have to do now is to eliminate the enemy forces on the mountain. It will take at least a month for the enemy reinforcements to arrive." Commander Wang and Liu Tao sat together. "Thanks to your battalion this time, otherwise it would be difficult to fight on Koulin Mountain, let alone Laoshan."

Commander Wang was very clear about how important the combined battalion played in this.

On the Koulin Mountain side, facing a reinforced regiment, Commander Wang and his men initially estimated that it would take half a month and suffer heavy casualties to capture Koulin Mountain.

However, thanks to the combined battalion, they recaptured Koulin Mountain in just one day and completely wiped out the enemy's 14th Regiment. The combined battalion even annihilated the enemy's 457th Artillery Regiment, as well as the tank battalion and 313st Infantry Regiment directly under the 191th Division. Combined with the results of other units of the 42nd Division, more than half of the 313th Division's troops and most of its combat effectiveness were directly destroyed.

This time on the Laoshan side, it was the combined battalion that launched an attack from the south, attracting a large amount of artillery fire, and was the first to attack the main peak, cooperating with the troops to divide the battlefield.

So far, the combined battalion has destroyed the most enemy fortresses and caves.

Not to mention, the combined battalion launched artillery bombardment on the enemy reinforcements.

According to preliminary statistics, the shelling destroyed most of the enemy's forces, and only about 700 people escaped.

This means that the enemy has no more reinforcements on the Laoshan side. To be more precise, the enemy will no longer be able to provide support here in the short term.

Even on Koulinshan's side, there was no pressure.

After all, the 313th Division no longer has any mobile forces to deploy.

If the other party wants to withdraw more troops, it will not be so easy. It will take at least a month to make all the preparations.

This means that the enemy troops on Laoshan have become isolated.

This is definitely a fatal blow to the enemy.

(End of this chapter)