ebookland Chapter 490 Commendation of the 3rd Brigade
Chapter 490 Commendation of the 3rd Brigade
72nd Division Headquarters
There were two telegrams in front of Li Shaoyi, one of which was about the great victory in the Rehe air battle.
Another telegram said that Tang Guoping advanced 200 miles in one day, defeated the camps of several Xiongnu princes, and captured more than 20,000 Xiongnu officers and soldiers and more than 6,000 Russian officers and soldiers.
As for defeating the Rakshasa Armored Regiment, this small victory does not need to be reported at all. The armored regiment is also a regiment. In Tang Guoping's opinion, it is enough to report it directly in the overall battle results. Other brigades did not mention it specifically, so we don't want to be the conspicuous one.
Originally, Liu Xiaoshan defeated the camp of Prince Bashan, which was a huge victory. Now Tang Guoping was not behind, but he just came a little late.
"Marshal, with reports of victory coming in from all over, I'm afraid Commander Zhao of the Third Brigade is getting restless again, right?"
When Li Shaoyi was feeling happy, Wang Manli remembered another thing. The last time she came back from the south and was changing planes in Beijing, Zhao Tiezhu came to complain. Li Shaoyi agreed to mobilize part of the Third Brigade's troops to the front line, but Zhao Tiezhu himself did not come.
It turned out that among the four infantry brigades under his command, the first and second brigades had made contributions. In fact, the third brigade also made contributions by stabilizing the rear. However, this kind of stabilization contribution was far less significant than annihilating the enemy on the battlefield in anyone's eyes.
Now the Fourth Brigade led by Zhang Maozi has also launched an attack on the Japanese 123rd Division. If nothing goes wrong, Japan will be defeated without the cover of the Air Force, unless Zhang Maozi gives command while he is asleep.
"Some things can't be viewed that way. Although Brigade Commander Zhao didn't go to the front lines, his twelve training camps in North China have provided us with a total of 29,000 well-trained soldiers over the past three months. That's at least the equivalent of an infantry brigade. Can you say he didn't contribute?"
Li Shaoyi shook his head. In his opinion, Zhao Tiezhu had made a great contribution in strengthening the various troops and making them more than just empty designations.
Of course, the guys in the army still value achievements on the battlefield. Everyone has a scale in their hearts. No matter how busy you are in the rear, there is still a gap compared to the army fighting on the front line.
But North China is such an important place, we must have a great general stationed there. If Zhao Tiezhu is placed in the north, if something happens in North China, we will be in big trouble.
"Send a telegram to the Chief of Staff, asking him to issue a commendation to all officers and soldiers of the Third Brigade, focusing on praising them for their work in stabilizing the rear and training the new troops."
Li Shaoyi's strategy is very simple. Once the commendation order is issued, the brothers of the Third Brigade will probably have no way to move, and you will have to continue to carry out your mission.
The other troops on the front line also understood what Li Shaoyi meant. Even though you are fighting so hard now, if there is no training camp in the rear to supply you with soldiers, can you still carry on with your current victory?
This can be considered killing two birds with one stone. If there are still people who are not convinced, then Li Shaoyi will have no choice. However, sending the Third Brigade to the battlefield must be put on the agenda.
"Reporting to the Marshal, Luosha's new ambassador to China, on behalf of Vice Minister Wu, met with Director Li in Jinling and hopes to have a meeting with you."
While the two were talking, Wang Zihan came in with an urgent telegram. Because of our victory on the battlefield, the Russian ambassador to China was replaced. In fact, it’s not that the previous ambassador didn’t work hard, but he had no choice but to deal with the current war. Can you let a diplomat turn the tide of the war?
This is simply impossible, but someone must bear the wrath of the Rakshasa top leaders, and this outstanding ambassador to China can only step down first.
"It seems that the Rakshasa people can no longer hold on..."
Li Shaoyi said cheerfully that war and politics must complement each other. It is not good to attack all the time, nor is it good to be weak all the time. There must be a balance between relaxation and tension.
"So, do you want to meet him?"
Wang Manli had an urgent telegram in her hand and had to hurry to reply to Director Li.
"Just say that I went to the front line for inspection and can't be contacted at the moment. I'm trying to contact you urgently."
Li Shaoyi knew that the Russians could no longer sit still, and now they had to delay it a little longer. Moreover, it was not his fault, so he could only find such an unimportant reason.
We are in an advantageous position now. The longer we delay, the more we can gain at the negotiation table.
In fact, Li Shaoyi also felt that although the offensive was rapid during this period, the grassland was too large. Our engineering troops were under great pressure, and the transport pilots were also under great pressure. The two fist troops on the front line needed too much replenishment every day, and the hundreds of transport planes had almost no time to rest.
According to some pilots, when the plane is refueling and loading supplies, it is also the time for them to eat and go to the toilet. The rest of the time they are flying in the sky. They feel that their whole body is integrated with the plane. Even when they come to the ground, they feel their steps are light.
Li Shaoyi also wanted to take back the entire Xiongnu grassland in one bite, but sometimes you can't get fat in one bite, not to mention that we have already occupied hundreds of thousands of square kilometers. In this case, there is nothing wrong with digesting it first.
What's more, Zhang Maozi's battle plan has been submitted. At this stage, our main enemy is not these Russians, but the Japanese entrenched in the Northeast.
Li Shaoyi had considered recovering the Northeast before the full-scale war of resistance, but his current strength did not allow him to do so. However, it would be no problem to take advantage of them occasionally.
Zhang Maozi's plan was very simple, which was to devour the 12th and 13th Divisions. Li Shaoyi had already approved this combat plan. The two divisions had just been restored, and less than half of them were veterans. The rest were all newly recruited. Although they had completed the training of new recruits, their combat effectiveness was only 70% of the original two divisions at most.
This is the result of communication between the Military Intelligence Department and the frontline soldiers, so the accuracy is still very high.
Now the outcome on the Xiongnu battlefield has basically been decided. If the Russian side wants to turn the tide, it must continue to send troops, and the number cannot be less than 100,000. If it can win the war against Japan again, then Li Shaoyi will be able to get back more land at the negotiating table.
If the Russians still want to fight at that time, then we will continue to fight them. Isn't Zhao Tiezhu's Third Brigade idle?