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Chapter 684 Immediate Counterattack
684 Immediate Counterattack
Most of Ye Qingshan’s grassroots backbone officers were those who had fought their way out of the Songhu and Nanjing battlefields under Ye Qingshan’s command.
These people all have the same obsession in their hearts.
That is to return to Nanjing, return to Songhu, kill the Japanese there, take back the lost territory, and avenge the previous shame.
But things are not that easy.
The Songhu area, as the bridgehead for the Japanese to attack China, is the top priority of the Japanese defense.
If Songhu fell, it would basically mean that the Japanese were not far from complete defeat.
But Ye Qingshan knew.
At this moment in 41, the Japs were still at their peak of strength.
Especially when the American naval fleet in the Pacific has not yet defeated the Japanese naval fleet and taken control of the Western Pacific.
It is impossible to defeat the Japanese army in a short period of time relying solely on the domestic army.
Especially to capture the heartland Songhu area, it is basically impossible.
Didn’t you see that the headquarters, after receiving so many American weapons and equipment in the past two days, could only fight the Japanese back and forth in several Changsha battles?
In fact, as long as Ye Qingshan's 89th Army was stationed in southern Zhejiang, it had already tied down many Japanese soldiers in the Songhu area.
This has been of great help to the domestic war of resistance.
So, the question is when to counterattack.
This has always been a hotly debated issue among the generals under Ye Qingshan.
The 42nd Army under Ye Qingshan is strong in both men and horses, but it has not fought a war for nearly a year.
This was unacceptable to many officers below.
"Commander, even if we cannot launch a counterattack in the Songhu area now.
We should also launch attacks on the devils in other directions."
This time, even Xiao Shanling, who was usually steady, took the initiative to challenge Ye Qingshan to a fight.
Ye Qingshan glanced at Xiao Shanling and knew that he was probably under a lot of pressure from his subordinates.
The 89th Army was originally the second army under Ye Qingshan's command. It was established after the 86th Army, a direct lineage unit.
Since the establishment of the 89th Army, the frequency of fighting between Ye Qingshan and the Japanese has decreased a lot.
This resulted in the 89th Army's military achievements being far inferior to those of the 86th Army.
In particular, before Ye Qingshan went to the United States, he commanded the 86th Army to join the Expeditionary Force and annihilated the Japanese th Army in Burma in one go.
It created a feat of annihilating 100,000 Japanese invaders in World War I. This was the first time such a brilliant result was achieved.
Even, because of the results of this battle.
Directly tell the command to stop suppressing Ye Qingshan’s military rank promotion and directly promote him to the rank of second-level general.
This also allowed generals such as Zhou Pingkou and Lu Dahai, who had originally been suppressed in military ranks, to be promoted one after another.
But the 89th Army has nothing to do with this.
Therefore, all the officers and soldiers of the 89th Army were anxious.
For a long time, some people have privately said that the 89th Army was raised by a stepmother and was not taken seriously by Ye Qingshan at all.
Now, doesn't this further confirm the statement?
If this situation continues, it will be detrimental to their internal unity.
Especially after more than half a year of military expansion and training, the 89th Army now has more than combat troops, all equipped with American weapons.
Its strength is not inferior to that of the 86th Army.
Under such circumstances, all the soldiers of the 89th Army were naturally unwilling to continue waiting like this.
They had long wanted to find a tough enemy to bite to prove the strength of their 89th Army.
If it weren't for Ye Qingshan's high prestige and his ability to suppress the generals of the 89th Army, they might have taken action themselves.
Therefore, the senior generals of the 89th Army, who could not wait any longer, requested to join the battle as soon as Ye Qingshan returned home.
Ye Qingshan looked at Xiao Shanling with eyes and expression that revealed helplessness and determination.
Ye Qingshan understood a lot of things in an instant.
Ye Qingshan realized that it was necessary to solve the problem of the 89th Army's desire to fight.
“What the Chief of Staff said makes sense.
The army really cannot maintain peace for too long. The 89th Army has been expanding for so long.
The weapons and equipment are also in place.
With so many new recruits, it's time to let them see some blood."
Ye Qingshan nodded slightly, agreeing to Xiao Shanling's proposal.
Xiao Shanling was also very happy to see that Ye Qingshan understood his difficulties.
"Commander, my armored regiment requests to fight. We want to fight back to Songhu and capture that old devil Terauchi Shouichi alive."
Seeing that Ye Qingshan agreed to let the 89th Army go into battle, someone took the lead and shouted.
"That's right. Our 622nd Regiment also wants to fight and is willing to be the vanguard."
"And our aviation team..."
"And we..."
Officers stood up one after another, shouting loudly for battle.
These officers of the 89th Army were all extremely frustrated.
After seeing this scene, Ye Qingshan became even more determined that the 89th Army should be sent out to fight.
But then, Ye Qingshan frowned again.
It is a good thing that the officers of the 89th Army are eager to fight.
However, this situation may also make them impatient, eager for quick results, and prone to making mistakes when fighting.
They must be beaten.
Xiao Shanling, who was standing next to him, saw Ye Qingshan frowning and guessed what Ye Qingshan was thinking.
Because he and Ye Qingshan had the same concerns.
So, after Ye Qingshan didn't say anything, Xiao Shanling knocked hard on the table with his fingers.
Suddenly, all the officers who were excited to fight became quiet.
In the 89th Army, apart from the veterans brought down from the battlefield by Ye Qingshan, the remaining half were Xiao Shanling's former subordinates.
Therefore, Xiao Shanling's prestige is second only to Ye Qingshan.
If Ye Qingshan did not trust Xiao Shanling enough, if it were someone else, they would probably be suspicious of Xiao Shanling.
The truth is, during the period of expansion of the 89th Army, Xiaoshan Order had a huge impact on it.
Fortunately, Ye Qingshan is not too worried about this.
Ye Qingshan controls more things. After all, not everyone can feed tens of thousands of people.
At this time, there were quite a few warlords in the country.
But Ye Qingshan was confident that no one else could afford to support a warlord of an army like the 89th Army except himself.
This is simply a money-eating beast.
The expenses of the 89th Army are enough to support one or two other army groups of the National Army.
If Ye Qingshan didn't have a company in the United States, he would not have been able to do this.
As the meeting room quieted down, Xiao Shanling rebuked the officers on behalf of Ye Qingshan, “Look at what you are like now.
What are you all arguing about? They're like the ladies buying vegetables in the market.
It's shameful."
Faced with Xiao Shanling's rebuke, no one dared to refute.
“In war, besides being eager to fight and being brave and fearless, you commanders must also remain calm at all times.
Don't let any situation get you in over your head, and don't be impatient for quick success.
Otherwise, a wrong command from you could lead to the sacrifice of countless soldiers on the front line."
Ye Qingshan listened to Xiao Shanling's words, nodded slightly in agreement, and felt very relieved.
He glanced at Xiao Shanling and found that he was indeed his old partner.
He took the initiative to say what he wanted to say.