in2ebook Chapter 135 Dai Anlan
Chapter 135 Dai Anlan
Wang Meng didn't expect that no matter in which era, gossip is the best way to bring people closer together.
“I haven’t started a family yet!”
Those young single female reporters were so excited that they stamped their feet! They wished they could tie the knot with Wang Meng and have their love recorded in their marriage history.
The male reporter was calmer.
"Chief of Staff Wang, has our tank unit ever won a battle?"
Wang Meng breathed a sigh of relief. This question saved him, and the blush on his face gradually faded away.
The female reporters also seemed to remember their identities. They picked up their notebooks and looked at Wang Meng with starry eyes.
"Just four months ago in Lishujiao, less than five or six miles away from here, our tank unit encountered a tank squadron of the Japanese!"
A male reporter seemed to be familiar with the Japanese troop organization and immediately showed a surprised expression.
"Tank squadron? If I remember correctly, there are at least ten tanks!"
"Oh my god, ten!"
Reporters who had seen the Japanese tanks in Nanjing, Shanghai and Wuhan were all worried about the tank troops of the independent column.
"and after?"
"Later, we wiped out the enemy's tank squadron, and our tank unit suffered zero casualties!"
The brief silence at the scene immediately turned into warmth and enthusiasm. The male reporters clenched their fists in encouragement, and the stars in the eyes of the female reporters all turned into peach blossoms.
Only the officers from the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and Chongqing had complicated expressions.
The troops that used to follow behind him and beg for food now have a tank unit, and can even wipe out an entire tank squadron of the Japanese.
Horror!
If they hadn't seen these big guys, they would definitely think that the Independent Column was bragging and falsely reporting its military achievements.
Now, even if Wang Meng changed his words and said that he was joking, they would never believe it.
A Chongqing officer wearing a yellow-green military coat raised his hand.
"Commander Li, Chief of Staff Wang, I am Dai Anlan, the commander of the 200th Division. May I ask if the caliber of the main gun of your tanks is 88mm?"
Li Yunlong was not fond of this man named Dai Anlan. He looked down on this Chongqing officer who gave orders and flattered others every day.
However, there is not a trace of official air in the temperament of this Chongqing officer, but rather more of the murderous aura of a professional soldier.
Although Li Yunlong was not impressed, Lin Shubing and Wang Meng looked at each other. This was the famous commander of China's first armored division and a famous general in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Dai Anlan.
The 200th Division was also the first and most impressive armored division in Chongqing at that time.
In May 1939, when the 200th Division was at its peak, it was strong and powerful, with a total of officers and soldiers.
The entire division has 1089 vehicles (including 219 tanks and 33 armored vehicles).
There were 2066 rifles, 137 light machine guns, 24 heavy machine guns, and 18 anti-tank guns.
Although the number of vehicles was greater than that of the independent column, the quality, especially the quality of the entire tank, was far inferior to that of the Tiger.
They are equipped with light tanks and ultra-light tanks such as the Soviet-made T26, Italian Fiat CV35 and Vickers MK.E.
In front of the Tiger tank, these small tanks were like babies standing in front of a boxing champion, and they were beaten one by one with one punch.
Opening these tanks is easier than opening a can.
Li Yunlong pokes at Wang Meng and Lin Shubing who are wandering in their trance.
"Hey, I'm asking you two a question!"
Wang Meng quickly said "oh" a few times.
"Captain Dai, our tanks are all equipped with 88mm caliber tank guns, which can fire three types of armor-piercing shells and one type of high-explosive shell. We can destroy the Japanese Type 94 tanks with one shot."
Dai Anlan's eyes were misty. He didn't expect that the Chinese army had such a powerful weapon.
If his 200th Division had such tanks, would it have paid such a heavy price in the Battle of Changsha? As a result, it suffered heavy losses at Kunlun Pass and was forced to rest in Guizhou.
This time, he arrived in Chongqing to receive the order before leaving for Burma. He happened to meet an observation group that was visiting southern Shanxi, so he came to join in the fun.
Dai Anlan took off his sheepskin gloves and gently stroked the barrel of the gun.
"Commander Li, I have a request. Can I sit in and take a look?"
When Li Yunlong saw Wang Meng and Lin Shubing nodded, he also said "please".
Dai Anlan took two deep breaths, calmed himself down, and then quickly boarded the tank.
Touching the shiny metallic parts and the bright yellow shells, the grievances in my heart instantly turned into crystal clear tears.
Dai Anlan wiped her tears, got out of the tank, and saluted Li Yunlong and others.
"Everyone, don't waste such good equipment! Kill the enemies! Kill the enemies!"
Li Yunlong and others also returned the salute. Facing such a pure soldier, they had no reason not to respect him.
Then Li Yunlong led them to move forward and saw thirty trucks of the garrison regiment.
At this moment, Yan Laoxi really wanted to slap himself in the face. He originally thought that the three trucks parked in front of the Second War Zone Headquarters were gathered by Li Yunlong.
Now they have more than three, at least thirty!
"Captain Li, where did your truck come from? Do you have any more?"
Li Yunlong scratched his head a little embarrassedly because he was going to treat everyone as fools again.
"We seized some. There are still some, but the exact number must be kept secret!"
These officers and reporters all realized that Li Yunlong never spoke the truth.
Seized?
Why don't you say it grew on a tree? Why don't you say you picked it up in the woods?
Li Yunlong also had an indifferent expression and led everyone forward to the artillery training ground.
105榴弹炮、150毫米步兵炮、75毫米步兵炮、37毫米战防炮还有37毫米高射炮，依次摆开训练。
Seeing Yan Laoxi's complicated expression, Li Yunlong was about to say that they were seized items, but was stopped by Yan Laoxi.
"Commander Li, don't say anything, it must have been captured!"
At this moment, Dai Anlan's heart was in turmoil.
Although the 200th Division was Chongqing's trump card division, it had very few artillery pieces, not to mention heavy artillery and large-caliber infantry artillery. Even the number of mortars was very small.
"Everyone, this is our artillery training ground. We are only teaching theory and practicing artillery without live ammunition. Come here at a different time someday and let the artillery regiment show you a live ammunition shooting show!"
"Artillery regiment!?"
The officers in the crowd were all dumbfounded. The independent column actually had an artillery regiment?
The number of cannons must be at least fifty!
My goodness, we must check where these cannons come from. Why don’t these disciples of the emperor have such treatment!
The reporters started taking pictures again, especially of the 105mm howitzer.
Further ahead was the infantry training ground, but Li Yunlong did not plan to take them there because there was nothing interesting there.
"Then let's go check out some other places? There's nothing interesting in the infantry training ground ahead!"
"Cilala!"
There was a sound of cloth tearing from the MG34 general-purpose machine gun...