Chapter 939: The Sweet Wine of Victory, the Bitter Wine of Victory
Chapter 939: The Sweet Wine of Victory, the Bitter Wine of Victory
By the end of September, the war was essentially over.
After the Third Division was divided and surrounded, nearly 10,000 people were wiped out.
However, the division commander still broke out with the most elite forces and retreated all the way to Jiangcheng.
The 4th and 6th divisions were intercepted by two armies of the 9th War Zone at the Miluo River. After a fierce battle, they left behind countless corpses and hurriedly fled across the river.
As a result, they fled to Xinqiang River, but were intercepted by two armies that had been lying in ambush there.
In the end, the Japanese death toll was close to 30,000, and the casualty figures were even more exaggerated.
In other words, at least two divisions of the Japanese were completely defeated and completely lost their combat capability!
This is an unprecedented victory!
Newspapers and radio in the South publicized this great victory almost around the clock.
The general manager personally delivered a speech, saying that this battle wiped out the shame since the beginning of the war and greatly encouraged China's confidence in tenacious resistance!
Even countries like England and the United States were shocked by it, especially the British, who called it a great victory on the Eastern Front. They believed that this victory even determined a reversal of the situation on the Eastern Front, dealt a powerful blow to the arrogance of the Japanese, greatly damaged their manpower, and made them dare not stir up trouble in Southeast Asia.
The British were too optimistic. Although the Japanese lost, they were still able to maintain a standoff.
Before the Americans officially left the scene, the mountain city did not have the objective conditions for a counterattack.
Therefore, the Japanese will still take action in Southeast Asia to seize the oil and gas resources they have been dreaming of, and will still provoke a war in the Pacific battlefield to seek to defeat the US Pacific Fleet.
It is worth mentioning that the battle of Star City even greatly encouraged the Big Brother in the North.
They were still putting up a hard fight, but as the weather got colder, the situation gradually improved. At least they were no longer facing the situation where the German army advanced hundreds of kilometers a day like at the beginning.
Moreover, Xue Lao Hu's tactics gave them great inspiration. Ke Gebo has begun to ask the intelligence personnel in the Far East to fully collect information about this battle in order to provide reference to Mo Cheng.
The only pity was that Chen Dexin concentrated more than 30 divisions to attack Yicheng, and was about to succeed, but the Japanese reinforcements arrived and launched a crazy counterattack regardless of the cost.
In the end, Chen Dexin had no choice but to order a withdrawal to prevent unnecessary losses.
This makes everyone very regretful. If they can take Yicheng while keeping Xingcheng, it will be a great victory that will go down in history. At that time, the Japanese in Jiangcheng will be in a completely passive situation, and the situation in central China will once again be in the hands of the Southern Army!
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"Xiao Shen, how is your alcohol tolerance?"
At Luojiawan, the Military Control Commission headquarters, Boss Dai looked at the letters sent to him by the military leaders, especially the thank-you letter from Xue Lao Hu.
In my heart, I sincerely call Chunfeng my brother. This lucky victory is all thanks to my brother's good intelligence...
Boss Dai felt extremely happy. That tingling feeling spread from his heart to his internal organs, to his limbs, and finally to his crown.
This feels more comfortable than hugging those famous female stars!
"Boss, I don't usually drink!"
In fact, Shen Xing did drink, but in the Military Control Commission, drinking is somewhat taboo. This is an industry that does not tolerate any mistakes.
"I don't usually drink, but today, we have to drink a little. So, you go get me three or two glasses of wine, and we can share it. We can also get some snacks to go with it."
Shen Xing thought, what can three taels of wine do? Can each person get one and a half taels?
But he also understood that from Boss Dai's perspective, drinking more than one or two glasses of wine was already a big deal.
So Shen Xing brought some wine and food, and Boss Dai suddenly said, "Forget about this. Go get Xiao Wang. She's also made a great contribution!"
Xiao Wang was quickly called over, and Shen Xing found her a small cup that held about three qian of water.
Xiao Wang wrinkled his nose, "Who are you looking down on?"
Shen Xing said awkwardly, "You still have to send and receive telegrams. What if your brother Jinfo sends a telegram..."
"The more I drink, the steadier my hands become, and the clearer I hear. Change to a larger glass. How much wine is this? Director Shen, get another half pound, and some pig's head, tripe, roast chicken, and peanuts. The pig's head is so tender! Peel some garlic cloves."
Shen Xing's nose was crooked with anger. I served Boss Dai, and now I have to serve a little girl like you! ?
Boss Dai did have a smile on his face, but everyone around him was trembling with fear towards him. The only one who dared to play tricks on him openly, or even threaten him occasionally, was the Golden Buddha.
The only one who dared to be heartless and innocent in front of him was Xiao Wang.
"Alright, Shen Xing, go get some more wine. It seems Xiao Wang is taking after his father!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Xing fell silent and obediently went to prepare wine and food.
When he came back, the three of them started eating and drinking in the office. Xiao Wang even taught Boss Dai how to play finger-guessing games with Shen Xing.
"Five leaders, six hundred and sixty-six, eight horses, haha!"
A temporary safe haven.
After Chen Mo escaped back, he was investigated here. After the investigation, he would be sent to other cities to start new work.
Everyone knew that he was fine, so the review was just a routine matter.
Now that the battle in Xingcheng is over, the staff responsible for investigating Chen Mo even specially bought some food and wine.
Chen Mo forced a smile, "Thank you."
He didn't touch the dishes, but opened the bottle of "Hengfengtai" Mianzhu Daqu.
I drank it mouthful by mouthful until my eyes turned red, the back of my head felt dizzy, and my stomach churned.
After vomiting, he fell on the bed.
He took out a photo from a box and held it against his chest.
In the photo, Chen Mo and Zhu Wanyao were snuggling together. Zhu Wanyao was smiling generously and brightly. She held his arm and he blushed in embarrassment.
Star City, Li family.
Mr. Li also bought some wine and food.
There are two photos in the main hall.
The first picture shows a handsome figure in an officer's uniform. This is his eldest son, who died in the first Battle of Xingcheng two years ago. At that time, the eldest son had become a battalion commander. He held his position firmly, ran out of ammunition and food, took the lead in rushing out of the trench, and fought hand-to-hand with the Japanese. He was hit by several bullets but still refused to fall down.
The second picture shows a young boy standing on the podium. This is his second son. Not long ago, he was shot in the shoulder during the defense of Xingcheng. He resolutely joined the suicide squad, tied a bag of explosives to his body, rushed into the Japanese army, and killed a Japanese major and more than a dozen ordinary Japanese soldiers.
Mr. Li poured two glasses of wine and spilled them on the ground.
His wife was wiping her tears, and Grandpa Li tried to persuade her: "Why are you crying? All the children in our Li family are brave. They all died on the battlefield fighting the Japanese. That's a worthy death!"
After saying that, Mr. Li's eyes also turned red, and then he picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.
Drink this wine of victory.
Drink this bitter wine of victory!
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