Chapter 450: Still Salvageable, Not Yet Numb

Once Yu Hua said this, it really infuriated Li Zhengxian!

"You surnamed Yu... what do you mean by that? As a general of the Central Army, being commanded by you once is already a great honor for you!"

"Apologize to me immediately, otherwise I won't let this go. My First Army and the 74th Army—which of them isn't a staunch anti-Japanese hero force?"

Li Wen, standing to the side, also wore an aggressive look: "Exactly..."

"In the Anti-Japanese War, our Central Army alone made a name for itself in the Songhu Battle. Luodian is known as the meat grinder, and that was something we carved out with our own blades and guns."

"The Central Army's combat record, while perhaps not as glorious as the Sichuan Army's, is still no reason for you Sichuan Army people to slander my Central Army!"

You should properly construct the fortifications and put in more effort to build them well; that way, you can also preserve your own lives.

"I will immediately rectify the entire position. Rest assured, the Central Army will definitely not have any lapses along the entire defensive line, and we will absolutely not fight a shameful battle like the Lanfeng Battle."

Please... this is fighting a war against the Japanese Army, not filming a movie. Fighting a war can get people killed!

If he could shrink down and crawl into a crack in the ground, Li Zhengxian might actually want to flee this place immediately.

Highland 780 is currently garrisoned by Li Zhengxian's First Division! Wang Yaowu now understands why Yu Hua was so angry; if it were him, he would have had the commander shot.

After speaking, Yu Hua left the command post without looking back, and Wang Yaowu and the others followed behind Yu Hua, heading toward Highland 780.

Wang Yaowu and Feng Shengfa, who were standing to the side, did not speak, but a trace of displeasure appeared on their faces.

Li Zhengxian shook his head. Going down the mountain now would be purely asking for a beating. The Principal had just sent a telegram demanding that the four Central Army divisions ensure the total annihilation of the Japanese Army arriving here to save face for the Central Army.

Because they were assigned to be commanded by the Sichuan Army this time, he was already unhappy, and since the Sichuan Army hadn't provided specific combat deployments, Li Zhengxian felt that the position could just be handled casually; there was no time to instruct the soldiers on constructing fortifications.

With Yu Hua saying this, Li Zhengxian, Li Wen, and Wang Yaowu and the others all felt embarrassed.

Yu Hua was very angry because, upon arriving at the highland guarded by the four Central Army divisions to inspect, he saw that the defensive fortifications built by the Central Army on Highland 780 could only be described as perfunctory.

After seeing the fortifications on Highland 780, Yu Hua felt like he was about to explode with rage!

This Central Army was clearly slacking off; being this lax, there must be someone at the top backing them.

"I told you to be casual, so you are this casual?" Li Zhengxian roared at this moment: "You bastards, it's clear you've been putting all your energy into women."

"No..." Li Zhengxian said loudly: "Adjutant Yu, I admit that I spoke a bit too loudly just now."

The depth of the trenches was completely insufficient; even a short soldier entering the trench would have half their body exposed, which was clearly just offering their heads to the Japanese Army to shoot!

The little devils' marksmanship is so accurate that they kill with every shot within three hundred meters; such defensive fortifications are simply handing heads to the Japanese Army.

Such an irresponsible general would only harm many soldiers. If not for respecting the other party's status as a student of the Principal, Yu Hua would really like to teach this Li Zhengxian a good lesson.

Yu Hua looked at Li Zhengxian: "Division Commander Li, don't tell me that these fortifications are what you learned at the Whampoa Military Academy, and that the instructors at the Whampoa Military Academy taught you to do it this way."

He took the Supervision Team directly to the Lianhe Zhihui Bu; because the Central Army was under the command of the Sichuan Army for this operation, some Central Army soldiers did not stop the Sichuan Army's Supervision Team when they saw them.

The total strength was already twenty-five thousand men, a standard configuration for a Permanent Division. The key was that the opponent also had heavy artillery units in support.

With the Japanese Army armed to the teeth like this, and the Sichuan Army lacking sufficient troops, Yu Hua had no choice but to trick the four Central Army divisions into taking the lead to dampen the Japanese Army's momentum.

"This is the defensive fortification you meticulously crafted!"

He replied casually, "This place is easy to defend and hard to attack; these combat fortifications just need to be done casually, don't take it too seriously."

"We don't accept this!" Li Zhengxian and Li Wen responded in unison.

Likewise, the layout of the light and heavy machine gun firepower points on the position was also a complete mess; the little devils' grenade launchers would hit the target every time.

If the Principal were to find out that he had handled things poorly, Li Zhengxian was very clear about the consequences.

"Take a good look... take a good look..."

Seeing that the Central Army personnel were unconvinced, Yu Hua nodded: "Fine! If you are not convinced, then I will make you convinced."

"Just let my Sichuan Army guard these two highlands, otherwise, when the little devils come, the defensive line will collapse from your side, and another shameful Lanfeng Battle will occur."

Seeing Yu Hua ask this, Li Zhengxian's face turned almost red; if it weren't for the dim light, others would have really noticed his abnormal complexion.

Such defensive fortifications are simply sending people to their deaths in vain. The Central Army soldiers, at least in terms of training, were still better than many Local Army units; it is truly a waste of these soldiers to encounter a general like Li Zhengxian.

With the Division Commander admitting his mistake, the soldiers and officers of the First Division on the position now also lowered their heads in shame.

"Follow me to Highland 780 to take a look!"

The 74th Army fought bloody battles in Songhu and became famous in one battle; Yu Hua's words just now were very harsh and somewhat unfair to the brothers who died in Songhu.

Yu Hua raised an eyebrow and looked at Li Zhengxian: "Division Commander Li, why don't you assemble your troops and go down the mountain immediately? Let my Sichuan Army troops take over."

"You Central Army are noble, and we Sichuan Army are inferior. With fortifications like these, I don't think you're here to fight a war, but to play with mud. You might as well just withdraw your Central Army."

Upon hearing this, Yu Hua's eyebrows twitched: "What? I call you incompetent, and you're still not convinced at all!"

From previous intelligence, it was learned that the Japanese Army moving south this time had secretly reinforced an Independent Mixed Brigade, although it was only a brigade-sized formation.

Therefore, Yu Hua and his men arrived at the Lianhe Zhihui Bu very easily and kicked open the door.

Although Yu Hua had tricked the Central Army this time, he hadn't tricked them to their deaths!

Such defensive fortifications are simply treating the soldiers' lives as a joke.

However, the commander of the Central China Area Army of the Japanese Army, Hata Shunroku, had reinforced this brigade, re-equipping it with Supply Troops and cavalry units, plus Tank units and artillery units.

Arriving at the position on Highland 780, Yu Hua's gaze turned toward Li Zhengxian and the others.

"Division Commander Li, I think you don't want to fight this war anymore!"

As the elite of the Central Army, they were now being lectured by the Sichuan Army, and everyone felt they had lost face.

"The machine gun firepower points—how did I usually teach you? Are you bastards blind? Setting up firepower points like this is just sending them up to be blown up by the Japanese Army, right?!"

Li Zhengxian was now also very embarrassed; previously, when soldiers came to report on how to construct the combat fortifications and what kind to build.

Wang Yaowu and the others looked, and their faces turned somewhat dark!

Old Wang and Feng Shengfa looked at Li Zhengxian, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Li Zhengxian roared while ordering the men of the First Division to redeploy the combat fortifications.

Yu Hua, standing to the side, saw Li Zhengxian's angry scolding and sighed in his heart: "There is still hope, they aren't numb yet!"

(End of chapter)