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    The weather in Fujian in June has become very sultry, and the high temperature of more than 30 degrees during the day makes both warring parties exhausted.  After nightfall, a group of unarmed Japanese soldiers holding mules and horses came to the position of the 399th Division with white flags and torches and shouted, demanding that the bodies of the dead soldiers be collected. The commander in front of the position was very nervous.  He quickly agreed. After all, it would not be good if so many corpses were exposed to such hot weather. It would not be a joke if a plague started.

    In a hidden corner at the back of the position, Li Jinling, accompanied by several staff officers, watched hundreds of unarmed Japanese soldiers in front of the position silently carrying the dead Japanese corpses in front of the position onto stretchers, some of which were broken into pieces.  They put them into cloth bags and carried them onto the carriage. Others collected the weapons on the corpses and piled them into a pile aside.

    A new staff officer saw that the Japanese army only carried the corpse onto the carriage but did not take away the weapons. He couldn't help but curiously said: "Hey why did those Japanese soldiers just collect the corpse, but took away all the weapons?"  Just put it aside and ignore it, don¡¯t they want all these weapons?¡±

    Next to him, another combat staff officer who was about forty years old and had the rank of major with a short beard explained: "You didn't know it when you first came here, but this is also an unwritten rule on the battlefield. After the battle, if there are conditions,  The opponent can be allowed to collect the corpses of the soldiers who died in battle, because it is good for everyone. After all, the weather is so hot, and no one can escape if a plague breaks out. But the weapons in front of the opponent's position cannot be taken away, because who  I don¡¯t want the other party to take away the weapon and then use it against me, do you understand?¡±

    "Oh, I see." The staff officer suddenly realized: "This is also a tacit understanding between the two warring parties, isn't it?"

    "Yeah!" The major nodded and said, "After all, this kind of thing happens often. Maybe today the Japanese are here to collect the body, but tomorrow it will be our turn. Therefore, unless there are special circumstances, neither side will embarrass the other party."

    The young staff officer suddenly realized: "Oh, it turns out there are so many ways here."

    The two of them were talking quietly to the side. Li Jinling was looking ahead silently, not knowing what he was thinking.  Today, the Japanese attacked very fiercely and mobilized more than a hundred artillery pieces to bombard their own positions. Fortunately, the Japanese had very few heavy artillery with a caliber above 150. Most of them were mountain artillery and field artillery with a caliber of 75.  Artillery such as cannons are not very lethal to one's own positions.

    However, what puzzled Li Jinling was that when he requested air support from the rear headquarters, the headquarters refused. The reason was that most of the current fighter planes had been transferred to the direction of Minqing to support the Seventh Army. There were no  The extra strength supported him, which also made Li Jinling feel a little uncomfortable while being shocked.  After all, in the past, in the Seventh Army, applications for air support were rarely rejected. Today, Chief Bai rejected his request without hesitation, which made Li Jinling feel very uncomfortable.

    "Does Chief Bai have any objections to our 399th Army?" An idea suddenly appeared in Li Jinling's mind, but he was quickly chased away, "No, now we have become one family, and we also use Su  The chief is the chief, and Chief Bai will not be so unwise after having been in officialdom for a long time."

    "But why did Chief Bai hide the heavy artillery brigade of our army and not use it?" Li Jinling, who was standing in front of the observation hole, couldn't help but think about it while looking at the Japanese army holding up the corpses with torches in the dark night.

    "Master, there is a call from the headquarters, ordering you to go to the headquarters for a meeting immediately." At this time, a staff officer ran in and reported to Li Jinling.

    "I know, I'll go right away!"

    An hour later, Li Jinling arrived at the theater headquarters set up at the military headquarters. As soon as he entered, he found that there were quite a few people in the headquarters. In addition to Army Commander Bai Jingran and the commander of the 172nd Division Li Zulin, even those who had just arrived the day before yesterday  The commanders of the five brigades of the security forces were also present.

    ¡°This is going to be a big move!¡± Li Jinling thought to himself.

    Soon, the meeting began.  The person presiding over the meeting was naturally Bai Chongxi, the person in charge of the Fujian War Zone. Bai Chongxi looked around at everyone and said: "Before the meeting, I want to ask everyone a few words. We have all been beaten by the Japanese in the past few days. I'm afraid we are all depressed."  Alright?"

    Everyone looked at each other, and Li Zulin, the commander of the 172nd Division, who was an old subordinate of Bai Chongxi, replied: "Who says it's not the case? Let's just say these two days. Japan bombards our positions with heavy artillery every day, but you don't."  He just let the heavy artillery brigade lie in the back and watch the show, which almost made us worry to death, what do you think this is all about?"

    "Haha" Everyone laughed. The army is a hierarchical group. Among the people in the conference room, only Li Zulin dared to call himself Lao Li in front of Bai Chongxi.

    Bai Chongxi also smiled, pointed at him and said: "I knew you, Li Zulin, would be the first to jump out."??I complain, but complaints are complaints, but orders must still be carried out.  But your hard days are about to end, and starting from tomorrow we will turn to counterattack.  "

    "Great, we are finally going to counterattack!"

    "Damn it, it's finally our turn to attack!"

    The conference room suddenly became lively, but the most noisy ones were the newly arrived security brigade commanders below.  The Security Brigade is a new unit that was established just over a year ago, and each brigade commander was promoted from the regimental commanders in the original unit.  For more than a year, these new recruits of the security brigade they have led have been doing nothing but training. They are so bored that they are almost going crazy. This time they finally come to Fujian, how can they not want to do something big?  Therefore, as soon as Bai Chongxi finished speaking, they immediately became excited.

    Looking at the messy scene below, Bai Jingran couldn't help but feel a little angry. These guys were so unruly. It seemed that they needed to be trained well.  Thinking of this, Bai Jingran couldn't help but cast his eyes on Bai Chongxi next to him, only to find that the Guangxi leader was just smiling and watching the people below whispering to each other, without any sign of anger.

    After a long time, Bai Chongxi pressed his hand down, and the chaotic scene calmed down. Everyone looked at Bai Chongxi intently.

    I only heard Bai Chongxi say: "After a day's attack today, the Japanese army's troop deployment and firepower equipment have been roughly clear, and after a day of fierce fighting, the Japanese's morale has also declined, and after a few days of recuperation,  Several security brigades have also regained their energy, so the headquarters believes that the time for counterattack has arrived. The next thing we have to do is to eat the 100,000 Japanese troops in front of us! For this counterattack, we used five security guards  Brigade, two infantry divisions with a total of 120,000 people, plus three pilot regiments and two dive bomber groups. Moreover, Commander Su in Guangzhou also said that I can use the ammunition for this offensive for anyone. It is such a cheap good thing  But I have never met Bai Bai in eight lifetimes!"

    "Ha ha¡­¡­"

    Hearing this, everyone laughed.  The current officers are all old men who have fought with Su Rui for several years. In recent years, Su Rui and his troops have always won more battles against the Japanese. With sufficient supplies, sophisticated weapons and equipment, and  The record of constant victory gave everyone a psychological advantage when facing the Japanese, and they rarely showed fear.

    Of course, amidst the joy, there were also some people who were worried about tomorrow's counterattack. Bai Jingran was one of them. He said to Bai Chongxi next to him: "Sir, of course we have the upper hand in terms of both military strength and firepower.  But there is still an important issue before us, and that is the Japanese First Chariot Division. Although the Chariot Division suffered a lot of losses in today's battle, their vitality was not injured after all.  If the First Division of Tanks makes a desperate breakout, it will be difficult for our infantry to stop them alone."

    "Well, what you said is very important." Bai Chongxi nodded approvingly and continued: "So a few days ago I proposed to Commander Su that he send us a strong force to help us."

    "Strong troops?" Bai Jingran and the officers below were a little stunned. They knew the current situation in Guangzhou. There are no other troops in Guangzhou now except the 398th Army, and the 398th Army  The Army is also the only force defending Guangdong, and it is impossible for Su Rui to mobilize it.

    Seeing the puzzled expressions on everyone's faces, Bai Chongxi smiled mysteriously and winked at a combat staff officer behind him. The staff officer immediately turned around and walked towards the door. After a while, the door of the conference room opened.  A staff officer walked in, followed by two officers.  When everyone in the conference room saw these two officers, almost everyone jumped up, and many officers cursed loudly. Some impulsive officers even quickly took out their pistols and pointed them at the two officers.  For a moment, the atmosphere in the entire conference room suddenly became tense.

    It turned out that the two individuals who had just come in were two Japanese officers wearing khaki Japanese generals' woolen uniforms. They also had two typical command knives on their waists that were necessary for Japanese officers.  In the eyes of everyone, this look is so familiar that they may not forget it even if it turns into ashes.

    When everyone was in a mess and wanted to take action against the two Japanese officers, Bai Chongxi coughed lightly and said, "Okay, everyone, please be quiet. Don't make such a fuss. Let me introduce them to you."

    It has to be said that Bai Chongxi's prestige is still good. Although he has not been here for a long time, after all, the shadow of a person's famous tree and his reputation are there.  Now that he had spoken, the officers slowly calmed down, and they all looked at Bai Chongxi with questioning eyes.

    Seeing everyone¡¯s puzzled looks, Bai Chongxi looked at??Looked at the two officers.  One of the two officers is relatively young, about twenty-six or seven years old, with a very ordinary appearance and a serious look.  The other one is a middle-aged man with a danren beard. He is about forty years old. He always has a smile on his face. If it weren't for the danren beard on his lips and the military uniform on his body, he would be wearing it.  If a robe says that he is a shopkeeper, I am afraid no one will doubt it. What is interesting is that the young officer wears the rank of colonel on his shoulders, while the older middle-aged man wears the rank of lieutenant colonel.

    Seeing Bai Chongxi's eyes looking over, the two of them hurriedly stepped forward, bowed deeply to everyone in the conference room and said loudly: "Japanese Rescue [***] Commander (Ishida Shota), Chief of Staff (Chongteng)  Kaga) I have met you generals, and I wish you good health and advancement!"

    There was silence in the conference room, and everyone was temporarily absent-minded.  After a long time, Bai Jingran finally woke up and pointed at the young commander at the head and said: "Oh you are the Ishida Shota who the Japanese saved [***]. I remember you were still building a house in Yangchun? Why?  Came here."

    It turns out that the people who came were none other than Shota Ishida and Kaga Chongteng, the commanders of the Japanese rescue force organized by Su Rui.  As the first Japanese to surrender, Ishida Shota's degree of loyalty is still very high.  Shota Ishida knew very well that as a Japanese soldier who surrendered on his own initiative, he had no way out now. The only way to survive was to hold on to the thigh of General Su.  Only under the protection of trees can he live longer and better. He has always carried out Suri's orders without any compromise.

    It's a pity that since the establishment of the Japanese Rescue [***], Su Rui only used them to chat a few times and then seemed to have forgotten about this unit. He sent them to Yangchun, which was mostly destroyed by the war the year before last.  After working as a construction worker in the county town, he never paid attention to them again.

    In fact, Su Rui has indeed forgotten about this Japanese rescue [***]. After all, Su Rui is now the commander-in-chief of the four provinces, and the military and political power of the four provinces is in his hands. He has to do it every day.  I don¡¯t know how many things I¡¯m busy with, so how could I remember such a small army?

    Suri forgot that it didn¡¯t matter whether the guard [***] was there, but Shota Ishihara was worried.  Ever since he became the commander of the Japanese Army, something called ambition quickly took over his mind. Once upon a time, he was just an ordinary upper-class soldier in the Japanese army.  Moreover, as a person from Braku, he will never be promoted in the Japanese army in this life.  But since he took refuge with General Su, his military rank has soared into the sky like a plane. In less than two years, he became a colonel and had more than 3,000 men and guns under his command.  He is the earth emperor in this guard [***], and no one dares to question his words.

    Logically speaking, Ishida should be satisfied, but once ambition arises, it will spread like weeds on the prairie and never be eradicated.  Now Shota Ishida is already a colonel, and he will become a general as long as he takes one step further.  General, this temptation is too great for Shota Ishida, but there is no war to fight now. China today is not like sixty or seventy years ago, when you can sing and dance to be a general, there is no such rule.

    Just when Shota Ishida was extremely impatient, his opportunity came.  Bai Chongxi, the newly appointed commander-in-chief of the Fujian Theater, heard somewhere that Su Rui had such a special unit, so a telegram flew to the desk of the newly-appointed commander of the Fourth Theater, Commander Su.  After seeing this telegram, Su Rui remembered that he still had such a force composed entirely of Japanese people. Commander Su suddenly realized that he signed the telegram "agree" with some embarrassment.  "These two big characters, so this almost forgotten army got on the big truck and wandered for four or five days before finally arriving in Nanping.

    Now I see Shota Ishida smiling awkwardly when Bai Jingran asked him this question, bowed to Bai Jingran and said: "Bosang, I was indeed working in Yangchun some time ago, but General Su has already taken care of me a few days ago.  We have been transferred to Fujian to be dispatched by Chief Bai."

    "Oh, so that's it!" Bai Jingran glanced at him indifferently and stopped talking. After all, Bai Chongxi hadn't spoken yet, so he couldn't do anything for him.

    At this time, Bai Chongxi spoke. He pointed at Ishida Shota and Chongteng Kaga and said: "Everyone, these two are the commander and chief of staff of Japan's rescue [***]. They have nearly three thousand people under their command."  They are elite soldiers who have undergone rigorous training. I believe you are already very clear about the role they can play, right?"

    As soon as Bai Chongxi's words came out, some generals with brighter minds quickly understood what Bai Chongxi meant. They couldn't help but nodded with joy, "Yes, with this amazing army, we can look good to the Japanese tonight."  .¡±

    Some people who were slow to react couldn't help but ask their companions next to them, "Brother, what are you doing, Chief Bai?"What is the use of the Japanese rescue [***]?  Do you want them to attack with us?  But there are only less than 2,000 of them, so they don't seem to have much effect.  "

    "You are so stupid." The companion on the side glared at him and then cursed, "Who said we let them attack with us? I am afraid that they will shoot me in the dark. Chief Bai means that if they are allowed to attack tonight  What do you think will be the consequences of spending a night in a Japanese prisoner's belly?"

    "OhI know!" The man clapped his thigh and said excitedly: "Chief Bai's intention is to let these Japanese no, let these Japanese rescuers sneak into the Japanese positions and kill them.  Let's make a fuss, just like Sun Wukong got into Princess Iron Fan's belly, disrupting her, and then it will be much easier for us to launch a general attack tomorrow."

    "You're not stupid enough after all." His companion couldn't help but glared at him.

    "Haha" This person touched his head and smiled honestly. In fact, no one who can come to this conference room for a meeting is really stupid. This person just reacted a little slowly. Even if no one reminded him, after a while,  He will also reflect it if he does.

    Seeing that everyone understood what he meant, Bai Chongxi showed a smile on his face, and then he said: "Okay, now everyone has done their job, and I will give everyone the order!"

    "yes!"

    There was a burst of neat responses in the conference room
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