Chapter 379 A gift to my father-in-law
The captain of the Eighth Battalion of the Japanese cavalry robbed the supplies of the 20th Army yesterday. He not only robbed food and other materials, but also robbed more than 2,000 French currency. This is the third time he has successfully robbed the 20th Army's transportation team.
Since the division commander Gu Shoufu was still in a coma, the attack of the 6th Division had temporarily stopped, but this did not hinder the harassment and robbery operations of the Japanese cavalry brigade.
The troops stationed in Tanxi County need to eat and drink, and they will definitely continue to send people to buy supplies. Of course, the Japanese cavalry captain could not allow the troops of the army to obtain supplies. So he led the cavalry again to attack the grain transport team of the 20th Army of the Guo Army.
Although the Japanese cavalry captain was very arrogant, he was not a reckless person. When he learned that the 20th Army of the Guo Army sent a grain transport team again, he carefully observed and found that the number of troops escorting the Guo Army's grain transport team was much higher than before, with about 400 people. He felt relieved when he saw this because this was the normal situation.
The 20th Army was attacked yesterday, and increasing its troops to escort the grain transport team today is a normal measure that anyone with common sense should take.
Although the guo army's escort of the grain transport team doubled, for the 8th Japanese Cavalry Brigade, 400 people and 200 people were not much different. They believed that as long as one charge, these guo army troops would still be destroyed.
In order to avoid the army's precautions in advance, the captain of the Japanese cavalry team naturally did not choose the place where the army attacked yesterday to attack the grain transport team.
This time, they charged the guo army's grain transport team near a fork in the road 28 miles away from Tanxi County.
This time, the Japanese army still used the tactic of two-sided attacks. Such tactics caused greater psychological pressure for the enemy than launching an attack in the same direction.
The Japanese army still had the same offensive technique this time. The cavalry charged while shooting guns. When they entered a distance of more than 100 meters from the Guo Army Transportation Team, they replaced the saber and rushed towards the Guo Army Transportation Team with a whistle.
At this time, it had not rained for several days, and the ground was very dry. The iron hooves of more than 200 war horses trampled on the dry ground, stirring up rolling smoke and dust, with a very amazing momentum.
As the Japanese cavalry expected, they saw the guo soldiers panic and running in chaos.
Seeing this situation, the Japanese cavalrymen shouted hard and scared the panicked soldiers.
Just when these Japanese cavalrymen entered the distance of 100 meters within 100 meters, they suddenly found that the officers and soldiers who fled in a mess were all lying on the ground in groups. The troops of these soldiers looked messy, but when they looked closely, they were very regular. The positions of the front and back rows of gangs were intertwined, and the shooting ranges were very wide. The officers and soldiers of the army lay on the ground and pointed the black muzzles at them.
The Japanese cavalry were a little surprised and did not understand why this situation occurred, but for the fast-moving war horses, the distance of 100 meters was fleeting and there was no time to think.
At this moment, the officers and soldiers lying on the ground opened fire. Their firepower was so fierce. Each squad had a light machine gun and many submachine guns. Even those officers and soldiers who used rifles did not shoot randomly. Under the command of the squad leader, they shot bullets in rows.
All of this was arranged in advance by Gao Jiu. He judged that even if the troops were strengthened, the Japanese cavalry would still launch an attack.
Gao Jiu specially strengthened his firepower. Each squad temporarily equipped with a light machine gun. In addition, some of the submachine guns in the guard battalion itself have. The Guo army has a large number of troops and strong firepower, which adds some confidence to the cavalry that eliminated the Japanese.
The Japanese cavalry were only a few dozen meters away from the guo army lying on the ground, and were immediately beaten to the point of overturning. Most of the Japanese cavalry were knocked down after rushing to about 50 meters in front of the guo army's position. Some lucky cavalry rushed forward for more than ten meters and were also knocked over to the ground.
When the Japanese cavalry rushed behind saw this situation, they hurriedly tried to stop the war horses. However, the war horses were in a high-speed impact. In a hurry, they could not stop and continued to rush forward involuntarily. Many war horses were tripped to the ground by the fallen horses in front, and the cavalry flew out directly.
The Japanese cavalry behind pulled the reins of the war horses, and the war horsemen stood up and made a harsh neighing sound.
These Japanese cavalrymen stayed in place for a moment, just giving the guo officers and soldiers the opportunity to shoot targets. Rows of bullets flew over and knocked them to the ground one by one.
In just a few dozen seconds, the Japanese cavalry were wiped out more than 100 people. The Japanese behind turned around and fled in a hurry. Many people fell down under the attack of bullets chasing behind them.
The officers and soldiers of the guo army had no war horses, and they could not run away from these Japanese cavalry on both legs. They continued to chase the backs of the Japanese cavalry with bullets until the range of the bullets could not reach.
The battle was less than two minutes from the beginning to the end. The Japanese cavalry lost more than 160 people. Only two of the soldiers of the guo army were shot by the Japanese horse gun at the beginning, but they were only injured and no one was killed.
Among these troops, there were Zhou Yan and his battalion's remaining soldiers. Zhou Yan saw that they were the same people, and the Japanese were still attacking them. They used different tactics to achieve such results. He was stunned for a while and then shouted loudly with the officers and soldiers who had already cheered.
"Victed."
"We won!"
In contrast to the cheerful guo soldiers, the Japanese brigade captain was very depressed. After he gathered all the remaining cavalry, he found that the 209 cavalrymen who came out today, including himself, now only 47 people were left. Such losses were unprecedented for the Eighth Cavalry Brigade.
The Japanese cavalry captain was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood and almost fell from the horse's back. He knew that he had been hit by the enemy's trick this time, and he couldn't understand why. The soldiers who were like sheep yesterday suddenly turned into a group of evil wolves today.
He knew that he was defeated today and the remaining people under his command could not do anything, so he had to retreat to the way he came with his remaining soldiers dejectedly.
The Japanese cavalry had just encountered a blow, and they were all panicked. They rushed and fled toward the barracks. They did not relax and slowly walk towards the barracks when they set out.
The Japanese captain was worried while walking. This time the loss was so great that he considered how to explain to his superiors after he went back.
Suddenly, gunfire sounded not far away, and a bullet flew over and hit the head of the Japanese cavalry captain. He fell head-on and no longer needed to explain to his superiors.
Immediately afterwards, fierce guns rang out, and six light machine guns swept at the remaining cavalry of the Japanese, and immediately wiped out more than half of these Japanese cavalry. The remaining cavalry were panicked. Just when they didn't know what to do, Ning Wen, Ning Wu, Li Xiaoshan, Jia Liu and others who were ambushed not far away, and of course Gao Jiu, knocked them to the ground one by one.
So far, all the troops from the Eighth Battalion of the Japanese Cavalry were eliminated and all of them were wiped out.
It turned out that in order to completely eliminate the 8th cavalry of the Japanese, Gao Jiu sent scouts in advance. When they found the traces of the Japanese army, they reported to Gao Jiu. Gao Jiu led dozens of horses from the 20th Army headquarters and temporarily pieced together horse infantry to ambush in advance on the way for the Japanese cavalry to retreat, and completely wiped out the remnants of the 8th cavalry of the Japanese cavalry.
Tanxi County Town.
In the headquarters of the 20th Army, Commander Yang and others were waiting for news from the transport team that the transport team must transport the materials back today, otherwise the troops would have no food.
Commander Yang, Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff and others are all tried and tested senior generals. Faced with such a situation, they were able to calm down, but they still felt a little worried.
They were not convinced by Gao Jiu. They believed that Gao Jiu taught the tactics of fighting cavalry should be effective, but they were worried that their troops could exert the power of this tactic in such a short period of time. At the same time, they were worried that the officers and soldiers of their troops could withstand the pressure caused by the Japanese cavalry when they launched an attack and fled again.
Not only that, they were also worried that if the Japanese cavalry did not come today, they would not be able to defeat these Japanese cavalry, which would always be a huge problem for the transportation of the 20th Army's logistics supplies.
"Report." While the generals were worried, a report sounded outside the door.
"Come in." said the Chief of Staff.
A staff officer on duty came in and said with joy: "Report to the military throne, our troops have won."
Commander Yang asked: "What's the situation? Report it in detail."
The staff officer on duty said excitedly: "The Japanese army attacked our transport team. Our officers and soldiers who were responsible for escorting the transport team, and according to the newly learned tactics of fighting cavalry, they repelled the attacks of the Japanese cavalry and wiped out more than 160 Japanese cavalry. Only two of our army were injured and none of them died."
"That's great!" Commander Yang said happily.
With a "bang", almost as Commander Yang spoke, the deputy commander slapped the table excitedly and said loudly: "Ge, I have to do it. The special commissioner's tactics are really effective. He defeated the Japanese cavalry."
The Chief of Staff also nodded and said, "Now, our troops will no longer be afraid of the Japanese cavalry in the future."
Commander Yang said, "Give me some more dishes at noon and take out all the wine in stock to celebrate the special commissioners and the soldiers who have made meritorious service."
At 12:50 noon, the transport team returned to Tanxi County. The guard battalion commander and Zhou Yan came to the military headquarters and reported to General Yang and other senior generals of the 20th Army. They also presented them with captured Japanese weapons and several Japanese Eastern horses.
The military headquarters was filled with joy, and everyone was discussing enthusiastically, happy about the victory of this battle. The role played by Gao Jiu in it was the topic that everyone talked about the most.
Lin Yanni, who had been waiting for the news, came to the military headquarters early. At this moment, she heard the generals of the 20th Army praising her sweetheart, and felt happy. Her pretty face and smiled like a flower, looking more and more beautiful.
The young officers in the military department, seeing Lin Yanni's appearance, were all a little straightened. They couldn't help but envy Gao Jiu very much, and secretly lamented that they did not have such ability and could win the hearts of a goddess like Miss Lin.
At this time, the commander's adjutant came in and he said, "Military, the banquet is ready. Will the banquet be started?"
Before Commander Yang could speak, the deputy commander said first: "Wait a little longer, wait until the special commissioner and others come back before the meeting will start together."
Commander Yang also said: "Yes, wait a little longer and wait until the special commissioners and the others come back."
Half an hour later, Gao Jiu and others came back. Commander Yang and other generals were even happier when they heard that they had completely eliminated the remnants of the 8th Japanese Cavalry Brigade and killed the Japanese squadron leader. They all walked into the banquet hall happily together.
The Sixth Division Division was attacked. The division commander Gu Shou had been in a coma for two days. In addition, the documents in the safe in his room were stolen by Gao Jiu, and the Japanese combat plan had been leaked. Therefore, the Japanese attack on the front line had basically stopped except in a few places. This gave the entire army troops in the Wuhan battle, and bought time for the General Staff of the Army to calmly adjust the deployment of troops, repair fortifications, and strengthen defense forces.
Wuhan.
Wang Guimin sent back important documents on the Japanese army in the Fifth War Zone for Li Yanni. The Fifth War Zone reported to the Military Commission, and Li Fengming retrieved important documents on the Japanese army in the Ninth War Zone, and the Ninth War Zone also reported to the Military Commission.
The Military Commission convened the main generals of the Fifth and Ninth War Zones, held a military meeting, discussed the content of the Japanese army seized by Gao Jiu, and made corresponding strategic and combat deployment adjustments.
Neither the Fifth War Zone nor the Ninth War Zone took this credit for themselves, and declared Gao Jiu's military merits to the Military Commission. The Military Commission decided to award Gao Jiu's third-class Yunhui Medal. Only a very small number of senior generals of the Guo Army have received the third-class Yunhui Medal. This is definitely the first time that Gao Jiu is awarded a person outside the army, and this is a very glorious thing.
For Gao Jiu, although this medal doesn't matter, it's also a kind of honor after all, and he is still a little happy. Of course, what makes him happy is still behind. The Military Commission once again rewarded Gao Jiu with two hundred thousand French coins.
The war on the front line stabilized, so Gao Jiu said goodbye to Commander Yang and others, and took Lin Yanni back to Wuhan.
Before leaving, Gao Jiu asked Commander Yang for help. He wanted to buy a batch of houses and land in the city and suburbs in Chongqing. Commander Yang had long wanted to help Gao Jiu. When he heard Gao Jiu make this request, he agreed and said that he would send a telegram to his fifth wife immediately.
General Yang's fifth wife's hometown is Chongqing, and Mrs. Wu's father is now the police chief in Chongqing. General Yang asked them to help with this matter. After his fifth wife made arrangements there, he sent a telegram to Gao Jiu and asked Gao Jiu to send someone to Chongqing to find his fifth wife directly.
On the way back to Wuhan, Lin Yanni asked in confusion: "Brother Jiu, you all are in Taohua Mountain. What's the point of buying a house and land in Chongqing?"
After the Battle of Wuhan, Guofu will move its capital to Chongqing, and the real estate prices there will rise all the way. This is a good opportunity to make a fortune, so Gao Jiu will naturally not let it go.
However, at this time, it was still a secret to move the capital to Chongqing. In terms of such a major secret involving the country, even Lin Yanni, Gao Jiu would keep it secret from her.
He smiled and said, "You will know after a while. Tell me, what kind of architectural style of residence your parents like? If there is a ready-made one, buy them one. If there is no one, you can find someone to design the drawings and I will build a mansion for them."
Lin Yanni was at the dinner table that day and saw Gao Jiu not denying his relationship with her. Although she was happy, Gao Jiu did not mention this matter again later. She couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
Now, when she heard Gao Jiu say that she wanted to buy a house for her parents, she felt relieved. She said affectionately: "Thank you, Brother Jiu. If my parents heard that you have this intention, they will definitely be very happy."
After saying that, she tentatively leaned her head gently on Gao Jiu's shoulder. Seeing that Gao Jiu did not refuse, her movements became even bolder. Her cherry lips gently kissed Gao Jiu's cheeks, and then her cheeks were so ashamed that she rosy and couldn't help but lower her head.
After returning to Wuhan, Gao Jiu went to the headquarters to meet their command at the invitation of the Fifth and Ninth War Zones, and then focused on cracking down on the Japanese intelligence organization in Wuhan.
Since the Japanese intelligence organization dares to attack Lin Yanni, they must pay the price for it.
Chapter completed!