Chapter 286 See you at the Martyrs Cemetery! (Second update!)   Hanoi, headquarters, a huge map is placed in the middle, and on the table is a huge sand table. Meng Fanglia picked up the baton and pointed at the location of Qiongzhou Island on the map. "This is the target we are going to attack next, Qiongzhou. There is probably a regiment of Japanese troops stationed there. According to the intelligence, it should be a second-line force and its combat effectiveness is not very strong." "The other is an Imperial Alliance Army. In terms of combat effectiveness, it may be more ferocious." Cun Xingxing, who was sitting upright, heard this and looked at Meng Fan with confusion. Is the Imperial Alliance Army more powerful than the Japanese army? Was it a mistake? But looking at Meng Fannie's expression, it definitely didn't look like there was a mistake. Cun Yunsheng, who was standing next to him, noticed his fourth uncle's doubts and raised his hand to interrupt. "Fourth uncle, do you have any doubts?"

"Yes, sir, how can this Imperial Alliance Army be more powerful than the Japanese army?" Seeing this, Cun Xingxing expressed his confusion. Hearing this, Meng Fan was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to explain it. Cun Yunsheng chuckled and said. "The Imperial Alliance Army from Yizhou was the first to follow the Japanese army, so their combat effectiveness is naturally good. When facing them, you must not be merciful. Fourth uncle, please remember what I said." Hearing this, Cun Xingxing nodded, and then continued to listen patiently to Meng Fanglia's explanation of the battle plan. "Since Haiphong Port is not very far from Qiongzhou, the sea voyage will not be very far. My suggestion is to board the ship during the day and arrive at night." "The landing site was chosen along the line from Lingao to Danzhou. According to the investigation, the Japanese defense here is very sparse, and there are no decent defense methods on the coastline." "As long as we occupy these two places, then go all the way north and all the way south, we can take Qiongzhou in a week at most." There was no big problem with Meng Fanle's plan. This was also a plan based on Cun Yunsheng's suggestion. Originally, Meng Fangliao's suggestion was to launch a landing directly from the east of Qiongzhou Island. In this way, the main force of the Japanese army would be eliminated, and the rest would be much easier. But that would be too risky. The first is the landing operation, and there will inevitably be losses. Because the main force of the Japanese army is in the Haikou area, it is mainly to defend against enemies in the north. If you land here, you will encounter the main force of the Japanese army, and a fierce battle will definitely break out. In addition, there is the coastal area and the Japanese naval fleet. Once the Japanese army learns of the purpose of the task force, they will definitely request naval support at all costs. The wealth that the Sichuan Legion had finally accumulated was gone in an instant. "Where is the Air Force? Will it provide support?" Cun Xingxing suddenly asked. "Before you land, the Air Force will bomb the Japanese army to confuse the Japanese army." Meng Fangliao said confidently.

This was the first time he had made such a big plan, and he was actually more worried. He thought about all the possible problems, including the issue of air support mentioned by Cun Xingxing. "What about the fourth theater? What do they think?" Cun Xingxing asked again. "They are still discussing." Cun Yunsheng took the words and said lightly. "Don't expect too much from them. We have to rely on ourselves for everything. From the time the Sichuan Army was established to now, others think it's the Americans who rely on us? It's Stilwell. Let me tell you, this is the biggest mistake." "From the beginning to the end, the Sichuan Army has relied on itself, and its backers will fall, so there is no need to count on the people in the fourth theater." Although the two sides are talking happily, when it comes time to support and fight side by side, all kinds of things will happen. What's the lack of support? Betrayal of friendly forces, etc., abounds. So from beginning to end, Cun Yunsheng didn't have high hopes. Although there are thousands of Japanese troops on the island, their overall combat effectiveness is not very strong. He believes that the new second group can definitely solve the opponent. If it's not enough, let the new third regiment being formed be sent to the battlefield. Even the commander of the new third regiment has been selected. He is also from the Yunnan Army, his name is Han Shaogong, and it has been agreed that he will be the leader of the new third regiment when he comes. The three supplementary regiments trained by Lin Yi happened to complete the reorganization of the task force. Including the Sichuan Army Corps directly under Cun Yunsheng, there are a total of four regiments with more than 12,000 people. This does not include armored regiments and artillery regiments, special agent battalions, guard battalions, reconnaissance battalions, engineer battalions, and communications battalions. If all are counted, the number of the entire task force is far more than 20,000. This is a force that can be drawn out to fight. Not including the four additional supplementary regiments, the strength of the task force in a strict sense already exceeds 30,000, and it is still increasing. Counting the volunteer teams that can be commanded and the indigenous troops of various countries. The strength of the Sichuan Army is still very impressive. As for combat effectiveness, it is naturally uneven. Mainly still limited by weapons and equipment, but with the production capacity of the military factory and the weapons and equipment provided by Goldfinger. I believe that soon, these 30,000 troops will become a veritable artillery force. This is why Cun Yunsheng doesn't care whether troops are sent to the fourth theater. It’s better to send troops! When the time comes, the other party will be able to share some of the credit.

It doesn't matter if they don't send troops, they can solve it. "Yes, sir." During this time, Lieutenant Colonel Cun Xingxing was also busy training the New Second Regiment. After a period of understanding, he also learned that the combat effectiveness of the New Second Regiment was far beyond his imagination. If even these elites, who are armed to the teeth, cannot destroy these thousands of Japanese troops, he can just slap himself to death with a piece of tofu. "Get ready. We'll be ready to leave in three days." Cun Yunsheng nodded and said nothing more. They were all veterans who were used to life and death, so they kept everything in silence and had nothing to say. Moreover, it can be said that Cun Yunsheng was fully prepared for this landing operation. The number of artillery pieces of the New Second Regiment has fully doubled. In conjunction with the air force, he does not believe that such powerful firepower can still destroy the opponent. It can be said that he has basically given all the firepower he can give. … On the other side, as the war drew closer and closer, the soldiers of the New Second Regiment could clearly feel that something was wrong in the atmosphere. Because the training intensity has weakened a lot in the past two days, and more and more supplies have been distributed. Each person is required to carry two base quantities of ammunition. At the same time, the machine gunners and others are checking and maintaining the weapons to ensure that there are no problems with the weapons. Not only that, everyone also wrote a suicide note as required. At this point, anyone who is not a fool knows that this is definitely going to be a war. As for where to attack or where to land, they had no idea. "Goudan, what are you writing?" Li Hu, who was biting the pen and not knowing what to write, asked in confusion as he looked at his comrade Song Cai who was writing hard at the side. "Please tell the children that their father sacrificed his life for the country and that his sacrifice was glorious. When they grow up, I will be satisfied if they can add a handful of soil to their father's grave and burn a piece of paper." After reading the suicide note written by Song Cai, Li Hu fell silent. He didn't expect that Song Cai, who looked like he was only in his twenties, actually had a child. He had hidden it so well. "Young man, you didn't realize that you actually have a child." Li Hu was still nervous, but it was diluted a lot at this moment. If you dare to fall in love, you don’t have a partner yet? "Hey, I was born in a rural area. I got married when I was a teenager. Then there was a famine, so I took my wife and children south. I didn't expect to encounter the Sichuan Army. Otherwise, I would still be hungry now." Song Cai scratched his head and said. "Aren't you afraid at all?" Li Hu thought for a while and asked. "Afraid, why not, but it's okay. Even if the ball is dead, I believe the superiors will give preferential treatment to my wife and children." Song Cai chuckled. "Don't be afraid. We'll see you at the Martyrs Cemetery at worst. The families of those soldiers who died have been compensated with permanent land. Each person has five acres of land. I did the math. Counting my parents, three children and daughter-in-law, That’s thirty acres of land, plus an annual pension and a one-time pension for those who died in battle, so there’s nothing to be afraid of.” See you at the Martyrs Cemetery! Li Hu's original panic was diluted a lot.

yes! There is nothing to be afraid of, but death. At this time, the company commander also came over and looked at the subordinates in front of him. There was not much nonsense. "Don't be afraid, you still have comrades like us by your side." After hearing this, the original nervousness was completely washed away. In fact, some recruits are afraid, but for those veterans, life and death have long been ignored. Their current idea is to make meritorious deeds and earn land. According to them, they will meet at the Martyrs Cemetery in the worst case. In fact, this saying first came from Lashio. Those soldiers who witnessed the birth of the Martyrs Cemetery would always say this during every war. See you at the Martyrs Cemetery! Over time, this sentence became widely circulated among the Sichuan Army. Now it has become something everyone in the Sichuan Army will say. yes! Training together while alive! They were buried together when they died! sufficient! In the early morning at Haiphong Port, the sea was calm and the gorgeous morning glow filled the air with a gauze-like mist. Cun Yunsheng stood at a high point in the port, watching rows of soldiers boarding the battleships. In fact, Fangcheng Port is very close to Qiongzhou, otherwise I would not have been upset and would not have made a plan to leave in the morning and arrive in the evening. "Are you afraid?" Cun Yunsheng asked Cun Xingxing beside him. "What is there to be afraid of? This is not the first time I have been a soldier. I have already taken life and death lightly. In the worst case, I will go to **** to accompany the old man, the third brother and the fifth brother." Cun Xingxing waved his hand, not caring at all. Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng opened his mouth and didn't know what to say for a moment. "In the future, when the war is won, we will take the old man, your third uncle, and your fifth uncle back and bury them in the ancestral land of our Cun family." Cun Xingxing looked at the silent Cun Yunsheng and guessed what the other party was thinking. "Don't be so sad. Our Cun family has been a family of generals for hundreds of years. We should take life and death lightly. You didn't want to stay in the Yunnan Army and chose to develop in the Sichuan Army. Didn't you also yearn for the battlefield? At that time, you should have understood, Life and death are just that." Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng nodded and said with some astonishment. "I didn't expect that my fourth uncle would take life and death so lightly. I would be blinded by that." "Okay, I want to ask you one thing. If I die, I must be transported back to my ancestral home. I want to be with my father there." After Cun Xingxing said this, he didn't care whether Cun Yunsheng Agreeing, he strode towards the battleship.

Cun Yunsheng did not speak, but looked further away. "Sir..." Meng was annoyed and wanted to say something else. "Don't worry, I'm not that fragile. What's more, what my grandfather said is right. The Cun family only has men who died in battle, and there are no cowards who surrendered." Cun Yunsheng waved his hand, indicating that he did not need to persuade him. As his fourth uncle, he must have the courage to lead the way. Otherwise, how would others view Cun Yunsheng? "No, I mean, according to the telegram sent by the Fourth War Zone, they will send a regiment to attack Haikou head-on, responsible for attracting the attention of the Japanese army and creating time for us to land." Meng Fanxiao nodded first, and then continued He took out a telegram and spoke. Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng took the telegram, glanced at it, and sneered. "A regiment is useless. There are more than 100,000 people in the fourth theater, so just send one regiment? Is this to send beggars, or something?" "Then reject them?" Meng Fanlao also felt that there were too few people in the group. At least one division? Even if it is a division, it may not be able to achieve much results. After all, even the second-line Japanese troops are not vegetarians. "No, of course I can't refuse the kindness offered by the other party." Cun Yunsheng waved his hand. "Then let them attack immediately." "Isn't this too abrupt? They must not be prepared, right? If someone leaks secrets, the Japanese army will be prepared." Meng Fan was about to say something, but was interrupted by Cun Yunsheng. "So what if we know? There are only a few Japanese troops on the island, and the Japanese troops don't know where we will land. At most, they will only set up defenses at Haikou. It will not have any impact on us." "You can even find some lurking Japanese spies, so why not do it." Hearing this, Meng Fan nodded, then turned around and started sending someone a telegram. As expected, at the Southern Army Headquarters, Juichi Terauchi was still recovering from a stroke, so everything was temporarily handed over to Lieutenant General Tsukada. As the chief of staff of the Southern Army, he naturally has the right to take over the entire Southern Army. "Nani? The Chinese are going to attack Qiongzhou?" Lieutenant General Tsukada asked with a confused look on his face. "Hai, this is the information just sent by the intelligence department. The fourth theater has sent a regiment to prepare to land in Haikou." Senior staff officer Masami Ishii and Colonel Masami stood up and saluted. "Is the information accurate?" Lieutenant General Tsukada asked again with certainty. If that's true, that's trouble. "Hai, it should be true. This is confidential information obtained by our people stationed in the fourth theater. It is said that they are acting in conjunction with the Sichuan Army." Senior staff officer Masami Ishii explained. Upon hearing this, Lieutenant General Tsukada was stunned and looked at the opponent in disbelief. "The Sichuan Army is going to attack Qiongzhou?" (End of chapter)