Chapter 449: To tell you the truth, your Central Army is truly pathetic

Over here, Yu Dazhu heard the Central Army artillery using gunfire to replace cannon fire, expressing their gratitude to him and his men, so he also had the brothers of his artillery regiment use gunfire to respond in kind.

After Ning Dabiao heard this familiar gunfire, he really wanted to meet the other party.

Because, with this way of greeting, the other party had specifically indicated that they also came out of the Tangshan Artillery School Artillery School Artillery School.

This immediately piqued Ning Dabiao's interest, because he also came out of the Tangshan Artillery School Artillery School Artillery School; the Tangshan Artillery School Artillery School Artillery School was equivalent to the Whampoa Military Academy within the Army, and the Jianqiao Aviation School within the Air Force.

His brows furrowed slightly: "Could it be... that the ones opposite are the heavy artillery troops secretly formed by the Nanjing Command?"

For someone who came out of the Tangshan Artillery School Artillery School Artillery School, Ning Dabiao could be almost certain that they had definitely entered the Central Army system.

Yu Dazhu really did come out of the Central Army system; after he arrived at the Sichuan Army, he taught all the methods he had learned from the Tangshan Artillery School Artillery School Artillery School, as well as various artillery tactics, to the Sichuan Army artillery.

"Read it!"

Wang Yaowu smiled slightly: "Two brothers, this time we received the Principal's order, and that is to completely obey the command of the Sichuan Army."

Look at their artillery bombardment this evening; 105, 120, and 150-millimeter heavy artillery, all in massive quantities!

In order to soothe the Principal's mood, Dai Chunfeng still decided not to provoke Principal Chang, and Dai Chunfeng made some fine-tuning adjustments to some of the data inside.

Yang Sen's 20th Army had truly fought to earn its prestige, which left Wang Yaowu and Feng Shengfa with no complaints regarding the Sichuan Army's arrangements, because Adjutant Yu had previously spoken up for the Central Army.

The news that the Sichuan Army's group army-level establishment possessed an artillery regiment was already well-known among many generals in the military circles.

If Ning Dabiao were here and learned that the telegram issued from the Nanjing Command was written this way, he would definitely be so angry he would jump up and curse: "That's not how it happened!"

"The Principal ordered our four divisions to definitely achieve results in tonight's annihilation battle."

At this moment!

The 51st Division and 58th Division within Yu Jishi's 74th Army, and the 1st Division and 78th Division within Hu Zongnan's First Army!

The Division Commander of the 51st Division was Wang Yaowu, and the Division Commander of the 58th Division was Feng Shengfa; the Division Commander of the 1st Division was Li Zhengxian, and the Division Commander of the 78th Division was Li Wen.

"This just goes to show that the Sichuan Army didn't treat us as cannon fodder at all!"

"If two Japanese Army divisions came from the opposite side, we wouldn't know; all four of our divisions would have to be completely wiped out here."

"This Sichuan Army usually looks harmless to humans and animals, but it is also a local army that likes to play with conspiracies and tricks."

However, most generals only believed that the Sichuan Army's arsenal could at most manufacture some 75-caliber artillery; as for heavy artillery like 105, 120, or even 150 millimeters, the Sichuan Army's factories were still unable to manufacture them in large quantities.

When the battle report of Ning Dabiao destroying and sinking the Japanese Army fleet was reported to the Nanjing Command in Hankou, Dai Chunfeng, through a series of situational analyses, deduced that the friendly forces Ning Dabiao mentioned were most likely the artillery regiment directly under the Sichuan Army group army.

As for the surrounding friendly forces, Adjutant Yu had mentioned them, so the Central Army wouldn't be completely in the dark.

Wang Yaowu looked at Yu Hua: "Brother Yu, you've come to inspect our positions, right?"

"The 11th Artillery Regiment, during the process of rushing to provide reinforcements, accidentally discovered Japanese Army ships shelling our Chinese troops; the artillery regiment promptly struck them, sinking the majority of the Japanese Army fleet."

In order to publicize this victorious result, Principal Chang did not mention the Sichuan Army at all!

After listening to the Communication Staff Officer's report, Wang Yaowu hurriedly asked about the location of Ning Dabiao's artillery regiment.

Li Zhengxian said loudly in the conference room: "Gentlemen!"

Feng Shengfa did not agree with Li Wen's words: "I do not agree!"

A loud sound of a door being kicked open rang out abruptly in the Lianhe Zhihui Bu of the four divisions.

The four men had formed a Lianhe Zhihui Bu!

"How to execute, when to attack, when to withdraw, how many enemy troops are we facing, and what are their designations?"

Li Wen squinted his eyes and sized up Wang Yaowu: "I say, old Wang, we are stationed here now, only knowing how to defend and block the Japanese Army reinforcements from moving south."

"We are all generals who have been through a hundred battles; what kind of combat haven't we seen? This Sichuan Army actually arranged such a task for us."

"However, as for these little Japanese devils moving south, what their designations are and what their troop strength is, the Sichuan Army didn't say a single word."

The Communication Staff Officer spoke a bit, and Wang Yaowu learned there were no losses; he immediately felt happy in his heart, as this was equivalent to the Chinese side having no losses in this battle—a great victory!

Regarding the complaints of the two, Wang Yaowu and Feng Shengfa were much calmer!

Nowadays, the National Government's intelligence system was leaking like a sieve, with intelligence constantly flowing to the Japanese Army.

Because the military situation was urgent, Ning Dabiao dared not delay, nor did he go to ask about the other party's identity; instead, he had the artillerymen immediately drag the heavy artillery and head toward the predetermined location.

"Clang!! —"

"The Sichuan Army refuses to open their mouths at all; this clearly shows they don't put our Central Army in their eyes!"

In this command post, the four Division Commanders were currently garrisoning Heights 780 and 781 according to the Sichuan Army's deployment!

Regarding why the Sichuan Army arranged for them to be here, the two Division Commanders within Hu Zongnan's First Army still felt a bit unhappy in their hearts.

Just as the two were arguing endlessly, suddenly, a Communication Staff Officer of the Lianhe Zhihui Bu burst in: "Report, urgent telegram from the Hankou Nanjing Command."

The two had already had the experience of fighting alongside the Sichuan Army in the Songhu Region before, especially since the Sichuan Army's weapons at that time were still very backward, far inferior to what they were now.

The person in the lead was none other than Adjutant Yu; at this moment, Yu Hua's face was very dark, as if it were a precursor to an approaching storm.

Coming along with Yu Hua was the Sichuan Army's Supervision Team; each person in the Supervision Team wore an armband on their sleeve engraved with the words "Second Route Army Supervision Team"!

"The Principal has no objections, so we, these students of the Son of Heaven, should complain even less; if this were to reach the Principal's ears, wouldn't that be embarrassing for the Principal!"

Li Wen, who was on the side, was also echoing this; both of these men looked down on the Sichuan Army, feeling that they, the Central Army, were a cut above.

"From the battles in Jin Province and Shandong Province, plus the Taihu Campaign of the Seventh War Zone, any army that has cooperated with the Sichuan Army has nothing but praise for them."

Therefore, when Ning Dabiao greeted him, he also responded!

Nowadays, the Sichuan Army's artillery almost all used German-style artillery training methods.

Therefore, this mission adopted a mode where each side held their own Task Map, and each division only knew what its own task was; they were unclear about the other units.

His artillery regiment had clearly cooperated with friendly forces to take down the Japanese Army fleet, so why was there no mention of the friendly forces' heavy artillery regiment in this telegram?

Principal Chang knew that the heavy artillery troops he had personally formed had actually wiped out a large quantity of Japanese Army ships while on the way to provide reinforcements, which made Principal Chang very happy, directly ignoring the information that the Sichuan Army artillery had also participated in it.

Such a grand display also gave Wang Yaowu, Feng Shengfa, and the others a big fright.

Yu Hua let out a cold snort: "I have already seen it; to tell you the truth, your Central Army is truly pathetic."

"Just this... just this... it doesn't even compare to the militia within my Sichuan Province."

(End of chapter)