in2ebook Chapter 966 The National Government is sorry for you!
Chapter 966 The National Government is sorry for you!
After hanging up the phone with Guo Shaoqiu, Li Shaoyi was too lazy to chat with those little rascals, so he called Minister He.
Regarding the 72nd Army's southward march, the Ministry of Military Affairs still had to follow the leadership of the Military Commission, so they basically politely declined Li Shaoyi's requests.
But the situation on the Pujiang battlefield at this moment made the Military and Political Department begin to relax. All the armies knew the importance of Luodian.
But the question was, who could hold it? The 36th Division was well aware of its fate in Luodian; the losses of its battalion and company-level officers alone exceeded one-third.
It has only been a short time since the battle began. If the fighting continues, I’m afraid no one will be able to protect this group of elite troops.
Li Shaoyi called at this time, which was because he had found the right opportunity. You let my army defend such a dangerous place, and I won't say a word, but I want to equip my army with some major weapons and equipment. You can't say anything about this, right? If you don't allow this, then at worst I will let the army go to the rear to rest.
They could not find any fault with what Li Shaoyi did. In more than a week of continuous fighting, Guo Shaoqiu's army killed nearly 12,000 devils in total, an average of more than 2,000 people a day. Which army had such ability?
Moreover, they even broke into the heart of the 3rd Division and killed Colonel Shinji Koizumi, the deputy chief of staff of the 3rd Division.
This is the highest-ranking Japanese officer killed on the Pujiang battlefield so far, and all the newspapers have been praising it.
"I'll coordinate this matter and give you an answer in two hours."
Minister He's tone also softened, which was completely different from the beginning of the war. At that time, Li Shaoyi demanded that the other party just fight back everything without any room for negotiation. Now they say they will go to coordinate, and the coordination will only take two hours.
Li Shaoyi can be said to have made an indelible contribution to the improvement of office efficiency in various departments in Jinling.
"Then I would like to thank Minister He."
"I have something else to do later..."
When Li Shaoyi was about to hang up the phone, Minister He knocked on the table. Li Shaoyi guessed that he was asking everyone in the room to leave.
"Commander He, if you have anything to say, just tell me directly. As long as it's related to the war of resistance, I, Li, will never back down."
Li Shaoyi didn't understand what the other party meant, but he had to say what he had to say first.
"I won't acknowledge what I said to you privately. Pujiang probably can't hold on any longer. I get reports of casualties from each unit every day. Although the Military Commission hasn't given in yet, I want to know how many troops you've prepared for Pujiang."
Hearing Minister He say this, Li Shaoyi was also a little shocked. You know, the Battle of Shanghai has only reached the middle stage, and some troops have not yet arrived from all over the country. Minister He has already said that it can't be defended, and he also knows that in the end Pujiang will definitely be handed over to him to finish off.
"I can mobilize as many troops as Minister He allows me to in Pujiang. There are 300,000 Japanese dead under the city of Tianjin, and there are no fewer in Pujiang than in Tianjin."
Li Shaoyi thought for a while and said, making a promise but not saying anything.
"The Nationalist government owes you an apology! We owe the soldiers of the 72nd Army who fought bloody battles against the Japanese!"
There was silence on the phone for nearly half a minute. Finally, Minister He said these words and then hung up.
Li Shaoyi looked at the phone for a long time without saying anything. Although some people were labeled as pro-Japanese, after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, they were still able to tell who was their own people.
"Leizi, immediately select a heavy artillery battalion, select the weapons and equipment on my list, load them onto the trucks and head south."
Although Minister He still needs two hours for communication, Li Shaoyi must also start the preparatory work.
"I've prepared an artillery division with hundreds of heavy artillery pieces, and now I need a heavy artillery battalion. Jinling still thinks his own casualties aren't enough."
Ma Leizi said very depressedly that after the battle of Pujiang started, he immediately began to form a heavy artillery unit.
At that time, various domestic staff officers described our strength and the strength of the Japanese very clearly. The gap between us and the Japanese was in artillery.
So Ma Leizi also knew very well that as long as our artillery reached Pujiang, we would be almost equal to the Japanese.
"Alright, alright, don't forget what I said before. As long as we don't want to start a civil war, we have to do things step by step. Isn't it good now? The most important target of Pujiang is in our hands. Others think that no one wants to defend it because the army defending there will suffer heavy losses, but I don't think so. This most critical moment is handed to us. We can hold back the entire Japanese Pujiang Expeditionary Force here."
Li Shaoyi stared at Luodian on the map with a smile.
What he said was right. Among the various warlords in the country, no one could defend this place on his own, but Li Shaoyi was an exception.
After the fighting breaks out, Li Shaoyi will make more demands. In order to avoid losing Luodian and the entire front being defeated, the National Government will have to listen to Li Shaoyi obediently. Otherwise, if this guy gives up, the entire front will be defended in vain.
Although Ma Leizi didn't understand the subtleties in Li Shaoyi's words, he knew that the situation was beginning to change and we could openly send a heavy artillery battalion south.
"Reporting to the Marshal, the navy has sent a telegram saying that approximately 400 nautical miles southeast of Pujiang, three of our submarines have sunk two Japanese transport ships carrying approximately 6,000 tons of various supplies and 800 soldiers."
Wang Manli walked in from outside with a smile on her face and put the navy's telegram in Li Shaoyi's hand.
"These guys are really good at it. Even if we were strong enough, it would still take a lot of effort to kill 800 of their soldiers on land. These guys just flicked their fingers and fired two torpedoes, instantly killing those 800 soldiers and wiping out 6,000 tons of various supplies. That's enough for their 10,000 to 20,000 soldiers."
Ma Leizi said happily that when he was carrying out the battle to break the diplomatic ties, he wanted to see such a situation, but he didn't expect to see it today.
"Issued commendations to several submarines that carried out the mission in the navy, encouraging them to keep up the good work, but at the same time they must ensure their own safety."
Li Shaoyi also liked this kind of attack. It only cost a few torpedoes, but the results were no joke and cast a shadow on the entire Japanese mainland soldiers. That is, during the transportation process, you might also go to the sea to feed the fish, and the probability is not low.
As for the Pujiang Expeditionary Force in Pujiang, they might have another concern: the sea transport lines...