Chapter 17: Xue Yue's Test (Please Follow)

Hearing this, Yu Hua nodded slightly.

The 20th Army also received orders to recover the positions lost previously.

Without orders, abandoning a position without authorization—ten heads would not be enough to pay the price.

Xiang Wenbin and Zhang Kang discussed the upcoming combat situation a bit more.

Deputy Regiment Commander Xie saw that Xiang Wenbin had not finished his work yet.

He stepped forward and whispered, "Regimental Commander."

"We still have to make a trip to the 19th Group Army Headquarters."

"How is it?"

From his demeanor, Xue Yue saw a sense of composure.

Judging by the other party's expression.

Seeing Yu Hua say so much, the pent-up frustration in Xie Linfeng's heart was released.

"Very well!" Xue Yue nodded, "Tell everyone about it."

Everyone saw Commander Xue letting the Second Lieutenant from the Sichuan Army look at the map.

However, it was likely that Commander Xue would be disappointed now.

After all, the Sichuan Army troops were dirt poor.

"Pardon the rudeness, my subordinate is a straightforward man."

As for other situations, Old Xie had no idea at all.

Yu Hua said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Reporting to Commander Xue, my name is Yu Hua!"

Xiang Wenbin waved his hand, "You go in my stead."

"Let this Second Lieutenant come to the front."

Xie Linfeng nodded, "Alright, I'll go to the 19th Group Army Headquarters and take a look."

Xue Yue sat in command of the 9th War Zone.

Xie Linfeng, standing to the side, was also very anxious in his heart now.

"Commander Xue!"

19th Group Army Command Post.

"Help Deputy Regiment Commander Xie out!"

"I will go arrange the position defenses again."

Xue Yue had originally wanted to make this young Second Lieutenant retreat in the face of difficulties.

The fact that it was the Local Army that came was something everyone had not expected.

Xue Yue looked at Yu Hua, who was standing in front of the map.

The reinforcements that arrived were unexpectedly not the Central Army.

He could actually read the map.

Xie Linfeng stood at attention: "Commander Xue, please rest assured."

"What kind of information have you gathered from the map?"

"Regimental Commander Xiang is currently constructing positions on the front line."

Yu Hua was actually very clear about it in his heart.

A mere Second Lieutenant, could he understand a map?

If this map had not been studied systematically.

Xue Yue, standing to the side, saw that Yu Hua was calm and composed.

Xiang Wenbin saw Yu Hua standing to the side and said: "Yu Hua."

Everyone also sized up Yu Hua and Xie Linfeng a few times.

They were also unsure about the combat effectiveness of the Local Army.

Their Weaponry was also very poor; now, upon arriving at the command post, they claimed to have annihilated three companies of devils.

He was not afraid at all, and he even carefully sized up Xue Yue.

"Let me, Xue, see the fierce general of your Sichuan Army."

"Commander Xue!" Yu Hua stood straight, "I have finished looking at the map."

Teach him a lesson, otherwise how would he lead troops into battle in the future.

"Not in our Sichuan Army ranks!"

Kicked, Yu Hua shut his mouth.

"Regimental Commander Xie, wait a moment."

Most were born as peasants.

That looked just like a heavenly book.

"On the other hand, one must use their brain more!"

"Annihilated three companies of devils!"

"Sichuan Army?"

He stepped forward to shake hands with Deputy Regiment Commander Xie.

"We of the Sichuan Army traveled thousands of miles out of Chuan for the sake of fighting the devils."

That would be a cut above.

"Is this nonsense?"

Only with funds paving the way did he manage to become an officer in the Sichuan Army ranks.

"The country is in trouble, and we of the Sichuan Army naturally understand the gravity of the situation."

Everyone turned their gaze toward Xie Linfeng.

"Is the combat effectiveness of the Sichuan Army really that strong?"

After all, a scholar becoming a soldier—can he understand military affairs?!

He could be certain that this kid had never received military education.

Xue Yue walked to Yu Hua's side and said softly.

As he spoke, Xie Linfeng kicked Yu Hua again.

So he stepped forward and kicked Yu Hua, "Alright!"

"You blurt out everything; you can't keep anything to yourself."

"What about the Sichuan Army?"

"Wiping out three Japanese squadrons as soon as you arrive?"

The Sichuan Army had just arrived at Dunwu Temple and was already able to achieve such a powerful combat record.

Xie Linfeng had no choice but to nod!

Yu Hua came before Xue Yue.

"Deputy Regiment Commander Xie, you have just arrived at the Songhu Battlefield."

"I will have him get out of here right now, and I will definitely punish him severely when we return!"

Hearing Xie Linfeng say this, everyone stared at each other in blank dismay.

"In the battle just now, our Sichuan Army recaptured Dunwu Temple."

"Why are you still standing here!"

It was the first time seeing a Second Lieutenant Platoon Leader remain so composed in front of so many General Officers.

Led by Staff Officer Xue Yue.

Xue Yue smiled at the corner of his mouth, "What is your name?"

"As long as the strategy and tactics are appropriate, wiping out three Japanese squadrons is possible."

Facing the Japanese's three-dimensional sea, land, and air firepower.

He also knew that the Sichuan Army units were famously poor throughout the whole country.

Utilizing the Heavenly Furnace Tactics, they made the Japanese soldiers howl and wiped out countless enemies!

Looking at the young Second Lieutenant before him who was not afraid of him at all.

It was marked with a diagram of the two sides' offensive.

Yu Hua grinned, his gaze falling on this map of the two armies' standoff.

Since arriving at the th Group Army Headquarters.

How could a mere Platoon Leader possibly understand this battlefield situation map?

"Do you see anything?"

The Central Army was having a very difficult time fighting the Japanese.

This military uniform looked very striking amidst the khaki cloth shirts of the Central Army.

Old Xie actually only knew that Yu Hua was an Overseas Chinese who had returned from abroad and was a fair-faced scholar.

"You must adapt to the battlefield situation as soon as possible!"

Yu Hua was preparing to walk out, but Xue Yue called him back.

He had been fighting wars for so many years.

In his own troops, there were not many officers who could read maps.

"The Japanese firepower is very fierce; you Sichuan Army soldiers need to be careful."

Some Staff Officers whispered to each other; they truly found it hard to believe.

Yu Hua and Deputy Regiment Commander Xie were wearing light gray shirts.

"Who decreed that just because we Sichuan Army soldiers are on the battlefield, we can't beat the Japanese!"

"Serving as a Platoon Leader in Deputy Regiment Commander Xie's st Company."

The Sichuan Army!

Just like that, Yu Hua followed Xie Linfeng to the th Group Army Headquarters.

"Is there a problem with this?"

Xue Yue smiled slightly, looking at Xie Linfeng, "Regiment Commander Xie, wouldn't you say?"

The Central Army couldn't even hold them off, yet this Local Army unit had come to Songhu.

How could this convince everyone?

"Right now is a National War, not the warlord infighting you had in Sichuan Province."

"I think you..."

"Then I will tentatively share my own thoughts."

Xue Yue knew that this Second Lieutenant Platoon Leader before him really did know how to read a map, damn it.

Xie Linfeng came before Xue Yue, "Commander Xue!"

A smile appeared at the corner of Yu Hua's mouth as he picked up the Command Stick for the map.

Inside the th Group Army Headquarters.

"He really couldn't get away, so he let me come to the headquarters in his stead."

"I am the Deputy Regiment Commander of the st Regiment, nd Brigade, th Division, th Army... Xie Linfeng."

"Come look at the map!"

One by one they held back, but they were all laughing inside.

Xie Linfeng, on the other hand, was Xue Yue, who was wearing a fawning smile.

This was a show of force that Commander Xue had deliberately set up for him.

He didn't even know if he could hold out for a day!

In everyone's view, the Weaponry of the Central Army was superior to that of the Local Army.

"I also have some thoughts in my heart."

This gave Xue Yue some expectations.

Xue Yue laughed heartily, "Sichuan Army!"

"Just now you said that fighting a war requires using one's brain." Xue Yue narrowed his eyes, "Then I will test you now."

"The devils' artillery fire is so fierce."

"Stop talking... have some respect... this is the headquarters of the 19th Group Army."

Yu Hua saw everyone discussing it heatedly, and he was dissatisfied.

"It would be good if I could ask Commander Xue for a batch of Weaponry."

"You kid, go with Deputy Regiment Commander Xie to the headquarters of the 19th Group Army."

"Whether it's a mule or a horse, we'll know once we take it out for a walk."

"Our Sichuan Army's weapons are poor, but when we fight, Weaponry is only one aspect."

This also made Xue Yue very expectant.

To see what kind of things this kid would say next.

(End of this chapter)