in2ebook Chapter 440: Generous
Chapter 440: Generous
Unexpectedly, Yuan Shuai not only did not blame him, but laughed heartily.
"Your brothers have excellent battlefield discipline. It is a blessing for you to have them with you! It is a blessing for the entire Hunan Army, for the entire Hunan Province, and for the entire China!"
These words made all the soldiers feel particularly warm.
They just fought to the death to protect their homeland, but they didn't expect that Yuan Shuai spoke so highly of them.
As the saying goes, a man will die for his friend. Marshal Yuan thought so highly of them that each of them secretly made up their minds to fight even harder to kill the enemy in the future.
Come to the open area in front.
Shuai Yuan quickly commanded the troops to build artillery positions and air defense positions at the same time.
Because it was less than an hour until dawn.
After daybreak, the Japanese might send planes to bomb us.
Some brothers hurriedly moved the shell boxes to the artillery position.
Soon, a lot of artillery boxes were piled up at the artillery position.
Looking at these boxes of artillery shells, the Kuomintang artillery soldiers were so happy that they couldn't stop smiling.
"Damn, so many shells!"
"That's good. We don't have to worry about shells anymore!"
"We must kill the damn Japs this time!"
"We are afraid of the Japanese planes! We are all in an open area. If the planes come, we won't even have a place to hide!"
Although happy, the artillery company commander put away his smile and looked serious.
"Don't worry, our regiment has anti-aircraft guns!"
"That's right, the anti-aircraft position has been prepared long ago! Don't worry!"
The words of several brothers from the 74th Army made all the artillery brothers of the New Sixth Army look at each other in astonishment.
"Damn it, comparing yourself to others is really frustrating. The 74th Army is so well-equipped that they even have anti-aircraft guns!"
"How many anti-aircraft guns do you have!?"
"Not many, just eight 20mm Suloton anti-aircraft guns, and more than eighty Maxim guns, all with anti-aircraft mounts!"
"Eight anti-aircraft guns!?"
"More than eighty Maxims!?"
All the artillerymen were stunned.
"It's not fair, it's so unfair, why don't the higher-ups give us so many anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft Maxims!"
The company commander yelled angrily.
"What do you mean by equipping us with weapons from above? These are all captured from the Japanese invaders. Of course, many of them were captured by Yuan Shuai. Now that we are with Yuan Shuai, we can also use these tough guys!"
"Captured?"
The company commander opened his eyes and mouth wide.
Damn it, they captured so many anti-aircraft guns and Maxims, how many devils and puppet troops did they kill! ...
On the other side, Yuan Shuai was squatting beside the fire, surrounded by many officers.
Yuan Shuai pointed at the map and said.
"There are too many weapons and ammunition here, and our people need to continue fighting. There is no way to transport the ammunition to the county, Brigade Commander Tan!"
"Call me my country!"
Naturally, Tan Guohao wanted to improve the relationship, so he quickly asked Yuan Shuai to change his words, because calling him that made them seem closer, like brothers.
"Well, Brother Guohao, you should contact the county in Miao language immediately and ask them to send people to transport weapons and ammunition! The seized weapons are enough to equip several regiments!"
"Why do we have to transport weapons and ammunition to the county? Aren't we going to kill the devils here?"
Dou Jiande immediately made a suggestion.
Xiao Liangcai shouted at him.
"You always interrupt. If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb!"
Tan Guohao glanced at Dou Jiande and Xiao Liangcai, knowing that they were guerrillas and naturally had some grudges against the National Army, and then said.
"They're right. Since we're fighting here, we'll definitely need more ammunition!"
Yuan Shuai shook his head repeatedly.
"Don't think too easily of the Japanese. Your people have basically come out. You know the combat effectiveness of the people in the county better than me, and you know their weapons and equipment better than me. If the Japanese send a large group to attack the county, can the people in the county withstand the weapons and ammunition they have? Once the county is taken by the Japanese, we will be completely surrounded by them!"
"Don't forget, our opponent is the Tiangu Detachment, a Japanese army of more than 10,000 people!"
Fu Hongfei nodded in agreement.
"Brother Yuan Shuai is right. We must defend the county town, and we need to transfer some troops there! Therefore, I suggest that the guerrilla brothers return to the county town first!"
"We have to stay and fight the devils!"
As soon as Xiao Liangcai finished speaking, Dou Jiande quickly pulled his clothes.
After all, the baggage train had to enter the county town, and they were too tired from the battle and urgently needed rest. He certainly hoped to return to the county town to rest.
Yuan Shuai said to Xiao Liangcai with a smile.
"It's not easy for the guerrillas either. The old men, women, and children in the team have been fighting with us for such a long time. It's not easy. They have already exhausted their physical strength and must go back to the county to rest. But the county is Guohao's territory, so Guohao needs to send some people back!"
"No problem, the county town must be defended, Third Regiment Commander, take your people back!"
"No, I came out to fight the Japanese! I won't go back!"
The third captain turned his head away unhappily.
He had finally had the chance to fight alongside General Yuan, so of course he didn't want to go back.
"Nonsense, follow the order!"
"But what if the Japanese send planes to bomb the county? We don't have anti-aircraft guns!"
The third captain gritted his teeth in dissatisfaction.
The road was blown up, and even if the Japanese went around through the jungle and mountains, they would definitely not bring field artillery in order to save time. At most, they would have mortars and infantry guns, and it was impossible for them to bring tanks.
Therefore, the biggest threat to the county town is the Japanese planes.
Tan Guohao quickly looked at Yuan Shuai and asked tentatively.
"Brother Yuan Shuai, can you lend me two anti-aircraft guns for air defense, or even just one?"
All his officers looked at Yuan Shuai.
Yuan Shuai shook his head repeatedly.
"No, the focus of the Japs this time will definitely not be your county, but here. Even if the Japs' planes come over, they will attack us first to attract our attention and make us ignore the defense of the county. Therefore, the chances of the Japs' planes going to the county are not great. Even if they want to sneak attack the county, they will only use infantry! In addition, we must pay attention to the Japs and puppet troops. Once there are puppet troops pretending to be national troops and the Japs are mixed in the puppet troops, we must not let them enter the city, but find a way to kill them all!"
"But what if the plane passes by?"
The third captain still refused to give up.
Who doesn't want an anti-aircraft gun? Even just one can be used to shoot down Japanese planes in the future.
Yuan Shuai shook his head again.
"If the Japanese planes come over to bomb you, they will definitely bomb you at low altitude. I can give you ten Maxim heavy machine guns with anti-aircraft mounts, plus thirty Czech machine guns, and some pheasant necks and crooked handles. If you kill the Japanese and puppet troops first, you can also seize a lot of Maxim heavy machine guns and Czech machine guns. By then, even if the Japanese planes come over to bomb you at low altitude, the Maxim heavy machine guns and Czech machine guns in your hands can also kill some planes!"
"In the absence of anti-aircraft guns, we used light and heavy machine guns to shoot down the enemy planes. We even used pheasant necks and crooked handle rifles!"
All the national army officers looked at each other in astonishment.