** was stunned when he heard this.
Just now, he said that the independent regiment wiped out a Japanese division. It was actually just a joke, but he was stunned after receiving Mr. Zhu's affirmative answer.
One regiment wipes out one Japanese division? How can this be.
It should be said that Mao Zedong was also well-informed. During the Jinggangshan period, under Mao Zedong's command, it was common for the Red Army to defeat the National Army with a small number and annihilate the National Army several times its size. For example, during the third counter-encirclement and suppression campaign, Mao Zedong Commanding 30,000 Red Army troops, he defeated the uprising of 300,000 Nationalist troops and annihilated 30,000 enemies, including more than 18,000 prisoners.
Thirty thousand people versus 300,000 people were able to annihilate an enemy force equal to their own strength. Such a record can be said to be terrifying.
It is said that General Su's commanding skills are very high. In the battle of Meng Lianggu, General Su almost wiped out Zhang Lingfu's reorganized 74th Division in front of the eyes of Tang Enbo's First Corps of more than 400,000 troops. However, General Su's Dongye also had many troops at that time. With 300,000 troops, there is not much difference between them and the Kuomintang army in terms of strength.
Therefore, ** is the number one expert in sports warfare!
Even ** was surprised by the results of the Independent Regiment, which shows how awesome Xu Rui's battle was.
After a while, the cigarette in **'s hand had been burned out, and ** was shocked when his fingers were burned.
** quickly raised his feet, pressed the remaining cigarette butts in his hand to the soles of his shoes and extinguished it, and then said: "This Xu Rui is incredible. He actually annihilated a Japanese division, and the ones he annihilated were... The permanent division is more powerful than the 106th Division that was annihilated in the Battle of Dean."
"That can't be compared, that can't be compared." Mr. Zhu waved his hands repeatedly and said, "The 106th Division is just a special division composed of the reserve troops of the 6th Division, and Xue Yue used all of them. A regiment of more than 200,000 men finally annihilated the 106th Division at a great price."
After a pause, Mr. Zhu continued: "But Xu Rui's Independent Regiment only used one regiment. The telegram said that after the expansion of the Independent Regiment, the number of troops has increased to more than 9,000, but most of them are They are new recruits, and the veterans who can really fight are still the three thousand men from the old independent regiment. They can annihilate them all with a small number of enemies, which is much better than Xue Yue."
** smiled and said: "Boss, it seems that you have a high opinion of this little guy Xu Rui."
"Little guy?" Mr. Zhu said, "I heard that Xu Rui is only in his early twenties. He is not much older than the red kid who followed us across the grass. He is really just a little guy."
From Boss Zhu's tone, ** heard the meaning of affection, and immediately said with a smile: "Boss, why do I feel that you seem to like this little guy Xu Rui?"
"Lao Mao, don't tell me, I really like this kid." Mr. Zhu nodded and said, "Do you know who he reminds me of? I think of Er Zhuo, the boy Xu Rui, and Er Zhuo. Taku is equally resourceful, equally capable of fighting, and equally young, and the most important thing is that these two have the same firm stance."
** made a soft sound and said: "The boss seems to have something in his words?"
Mr. Zhu chuckled and said: "Old Mao, Xu Rui trapped the Japanese 10th Division in Damei Mountain three days ago. It had not yet been completely wiped out at that time. Chairman Chiang was extremely excited after hearing the news and immediately instructed Dai Li to mobilize the Fuxing Society. People came into contact with Xu Rui, what kind of recruitment conditions do you think Chairman Chiang offered to Xu Rui?"
"I can guess this." ** said, "It's just like recruiting Erzhuo three times in the past, to promote Xu Rui to army commander."
"I really can't hide anything from you." Mr. Zhu pointed to his wife and said, "But Er Zhuo is a kind person, but Xu Rui is a slippery man. He actually called Chairman Jiang back and said, thank you, Chairman Jiang." He was very honored to serve as the commander of the Central Army, but he hoped that Chairman Chiang Kai-shek could transport all the soldiers and equipment of an army to Damei Mountain. If it was inconvenient to transport soldiers and supplies from the rear, he would It is also possible to replenish the supplies in the Sulu Theater nearby. Oh, by the way, Xu Rui also asked Chairman Chiang to cash in the funds for this year, totaling 1 million French currency."
** was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then burst out laughing.
While laughing** he said: "Now our Chairman Chiang is going to scold his mother again."
"No, I heard that Chairman Chiang has been scolding my mother for a long time." Mr. Zhu smiled after finishing speaking, "But this is all hearsay and should not be taken seriously, but Xu Rui's call back is true. Because The Yangtze River Bureau also sent a telegram to the Independence Group about this matter, and severely punished Xu Rui and Wang Husheng, the political commissar of the Independence Group."
The laughter stopped, and **'s face gradually became serious.
After a while, ** said again: "We have to protect this Xu Rui."
Mr. Zhu nodded and said in a deep voice: "Yes, we must not let Xu Rui become the second Erzhuo."
During the Jinggangshan period, Wang Erzhuo was a rare general in the Red Army. Unfortunately, he sacrificed his life for the revolution at a young age. If Wang Erzhuo had not sacrificed, then the Communist Party would have had one more soldier on the battlefield behind enemy lines. A general who was good at fighting, Wang Erzhuo was in the first batch of the Whampoa Military Academy, and he was as good as the Three Heroes of Whampoa.
Mr. Zhu added: "Lao Mao, the New Fourth Army called and said that it hopes to expand Xu Rui's Dameishan Independent Regiment into five detachments. In terms of the number of troops, the Independent Regiment now has more than 9,000 people. It is more than enough to form a detachment. Yes, in terms of combat merit and ability, Xu Rui is enough to serve as the commander of the detachment, what do you think?"
** slowly lit a cigarette and fell into deep thought for a long time.
Mr. Zhu knew that ** was taking a long-term exam, so he sat quietly and waited.
After smoking a cigarette, ** said: "Boss, I think we should postpone the expansion of the independent regiment. The current situation is more complicated. It can be seen from the Wuhan battle that the Japanese government is no longer sustainable. It is completely It is conceivable that after the Battle of Wuhan, the Japanese government's strategy towards China will shift from mainly military offensive, supplemented by political inducement, to mainly political inducement, supplemented by military attack. By then, the pressure on the National Government on the frontal battlefield will be reduced, and Commissar Chiang You don’t understand the commander’s temperament, and he will definitely have ideas by then. Wouldn’t it be true to expand the Dameishan Independent Regiment into a detachment at this time?”
There is another sentence that ** has not said yet. You cannot say anything about the expansion of the independent regiment, but you still have to do it. For example, the Eighth Route Army advancing into the battlefield behind enemy lines, judging from the number, is still three divisions, less than 40,000 People, though, actually? Now the Eighth Route Army has already expanded to more than 400,000 soldiers.
Boss Zhu said: "But Lao Mao, I'm worried that little guy Xu Rui has something in mind."
What Mr. Zhu is worried about is that Xu Rui has made such great military exploits that it would be inappropriate not to give him a detachment commander. Chairman Chiang is even willing to give him the position of army commander, and they should also express their opinions.
But ** said something irrelevant: "Boss, I heard that there is a couplet hanging on the gate of Huangpu Military Academy, which reads: If you get promoted and make money, you will go elsewhere; if you are greedy for life and afraid of death, don't enter this gate. This saying It’s really good, but it’s sad that among those Huangpu Military Academy students of the Kuomintang, how many of them still remember this couplet?”
After a pause, ** said again: "When Xu Rui abandoned the Kuomintang and joined our **, he didn't do it for promotion and wealth. If he wanted to get promotion and wealth, wouldn't it have been better to defect to the Kuomintang directly? Our ** didn't do it for us. He can't afford his high position and generous salary, so boss, you are worrying too much."
"You are right." Mr. Zhu nodded and added, "But Mr. Mao, do you think it is possible to give the Dameishan Independent Group a telegraph award in the name of the central government?"
"This is possible." ** nodded happily and said, "We must also inform the entire party, entire army and all base areas, and call on the entire party, entire army, and all base areas to learn from the Dameishan Independent Regiment."
"Then it's settled." Mr. Zhu said, "I'll take care of it later."
** got up and went down to the pit, and said to Mr. Zhu: "Boss, the meeting is about to start, right?"
Mr. Zhu stood up and walked out while saying, "I'm afraid there will be a quarrel in today's meeting."
"It's good to argue, as the old saying goes. The more you argue, the clearer the truth becomes. Countless examples throughout the ages have proven that all truth comes from quarreling." ** waved his hand and said domineeringly, "And this time Dameishan is independent. The regiment’s unprecedented victory made me even more convinced that we must carry out an independent armed struggle behind enemy lines.”
(Dividing line)
The commendation telegram from Yan'an soon arrived at Dameishan.
At this time, the Dameishan Independent Regiment was capturing prisoners all over the mountains and plains.
The little devils were severely brainwashed by militaristic ideas, but this does not mean that they would commit suicide without hesitation under any circumstances. In fact, several large-scale mass suicides by the Japanese army during World War II were all committed by senior military officers. Massive mass suicide of the self, staged under pressure, has never happened before.
So when the command structure of the 10th Division was destroyed, it was not surprising that the soldiers at the grassroots level surrendered on a large scale.
While Xu Rui was reading the telegram, more than a dozen officers and soldiers from the independent regiment escorted a group of Japanese prisoners of war and passed by the hilltop where Xu Rui and Wang Husheng were standing.
While walking, a Japanese prisoner of war fell to the ground.
The veteran of the Independent Regiment who was in charge of escorting was immediately annoyed. He took off his weapons and put them on and whipped him hard. The whipping made the Japanese soldier wail miserably, but he refused to get up from the ground. In fact, it was not the Japanese soldier who refused to get up. , he really didn’t have the energy anymore, he was almost exhausted due to severe dehydration.
"Get up, get up, or I'll beat you to death if you don't get up!" The veteran didn't care about this. He waved the armed belt in his hand and just slapped it down. After a moment, the Japanese soldier stopped struggling and made no sound. , the veteran stepped forward to check the Japanese's breath, and found that he had only half a breath left. (To be continued.)