Chapter 451: A Generous Gesture

The defensive positions on the Highland, under the command of Li Zhengxian, were changing bit by bit, and the soldiers were also putting in effort to increase the construction of fortifications.

Yu Hua shifted his gaze and looked at Wang Yaowu.

Wang Yaowu and Feng Shengfa came to Yu Hua's side, and the old Wang spoke up: "Old Yu, the situation that has appeared on the Highland is the fault of our Central Army."

"However... rest assured, on the 781 Highland, this situation will absolutely not occur; at the time, the combat fortifications on the 781 Highland were all built under my personal supervision."

Feng Shengfa also smoothed things over, saying: "Old Yu, Division Commander Li has been in a bad mood lately; once a person's mood is bad, it is easy to make mistakes in doing things."

"I hope you can understand."

"In a bad mood!" Yu Hua smiled faintly: "That is no excuse!"

"At the same time, my Sichuan Army will send you another batch of 60 mm Mortars just developed by the Sichuan Arsenal, 24 per division, with 20,000 shells!"

Wang Yaowu and Feng Shengfa on the side, seeing Li Wen say this, had a gleam appear in their eyes.

"Brother Yu, rest assured!" Feng Shengfa grinned: "With so many supplies, if I can't beat the little devils, I'll just find a piece of tofu and bash my head against it!"

"However, there is no guarantee the devils won't jump over the wall in desperation; you should still have the soldiers prepare towels and buckets."

Yu Hua saw the reactions of the few and smiled slightly: "Old brothers, I have sent the supplies; for the coming battle, I hope you can hold your posts and not let a single little devil get through."

The battle hadn't even started, yet they were as wealthy as local landlords!

His eyes were wide as ox eyes, filled with disbelief; that the Sichuan Army would actually send the Central Army so many munitions simply opened his eyes.

"Old brothers, war is always cruel; it is either you die or I live; this is the iron-blooded rule of war. If you do not make full preparations, what awaits you will be a bottomless abyss, for these four divisions of the Central Army."

Li Wen widened his eyes, truly not expecting that Yu Hua would even be willing to split gas masks from his own troops; this was beyond his expectations.

Once Yu Hua said this, seeing that the Sichuan Army had no extra gas masks, the hearts of the few sank.

"However, dear brothers, don't be discouraged. Although my Sichuan Army has just enough for ourselves, we can transfer a batch of gas masks from the non-combat personnel."

"Brother Yu..." Wang Yaowu was the first to speak: "Put your heart in your stomach; this time, if there is a problem with our Central Army's positions, I will be the first to execute my subordinates, and then personally twist off my own head and send it to you."

Now seeing the supplies provided by the Sichuan Army, damn it... this was really too much; fighting this battle would definitely not be a loss.

"This time our Central Army will follow the command of the Sichuan Army; these gas masks should naturally be allocated by the Sichuan Army; you Sichuan Army must not favor one over the other!"

"The devils are shelling, everyone take cover!!"

At this moment, Li Zhengxian happened to return to where the few were talking, hearing Yu Hua offer so much equipment as soon as he spoke.

Time was tight, and Yu Hua still had to inspect the conditions of the positions in other places; after chatting for a while at the Central Army's positions, he left with the people from the Supervision Team.

"Therefore, the Japanese Army that you four Class A Adjusted German-equipped Divisions are facing is also the most elite force of the Central China Area Army!"

"Thank you so much, Brother Yu, you are truly a great hero!" Wang Yaowu excitedly gripped Yu Hua's hand: "In the future, if you come to the Central Army to handle matters, if there is anything you need your brother's help with, just speak up."

Seeing the mountain of supplies, Wang Yaowu, Feng Shengfa, Li Zhengxian, and Li Wen were all smiling from ear to ear.

"Then it is possible the entire army will be annihilated, and furthermore, this time we are conducting an encirclement and annihilation battle; it is very likely to implicate the friendly forces fighting in cooperation with us."

"The Japanese Army moving south belongs to the Independent Mixed Brigade of the 11th Army."

"The order given by the Principal was too fast; I didn't expect you to be transferred to join this encirclement and annihilation battle either."

Once Yu Hua said this, Wang Yaowu hurriedly asked: "Brother Yu, do you have detailed intelligence on the designation and troop strength of the Japanese Army moving south?"

"Otherwise, I would definitely have prepared gas masks for you, ensuring every person in the division has one; after all, we are all brothers in the same trench."

When Yu Hua left, he issued instructions to the Sichuan Army units via the Central Army's radio, telling several divisions to scrape together gas masks from non-combat personnel and send them to the Central Army.

"Our Sichuan Army was guarding Anqing City, and a reinforced regiment was poisoned to death by the Japanese Army's Hada Detachment using Poison Gas Bombs."

"In every trench, there must be a supply of water buckets; once the devils use Poison Gas Bombs, wet the towels and cover your mouth and nose."

"And me? A tiny Adjutant of a local army. The unit commander is in a bad mood; on the battlefield, that is a death sentence, a death sentence for tens of thousands of brothers' lives."

And the supplies gifted to the Central Army were also delivered to Wang Yaowu and the others by the Sichuan Army's logistics troops.

Upon hearing this, Wang Yaowu, Feng Shengfa, and Li Wen all let out a long sigh of relief; the Japanese Army moving south was only one brigade, and with that troop strength, four divisions encircling and annihilating them was absolutely no problem.

"In the Battle of Songhu, you have all personally engaged with the Japanese Army; their combat effectiveness is very strong, possessing aircraft, artillery, Armored Vehicles, Tanks, and so on. We usually need a Group Army to dare to move against one Permanent Division."

"Dear brothers, I will allocate another batch of ammunition to you: 200,000 rounds of Rifle ammunition, 50,000 rounds of Machine Gun ammunition, 10,000 82 mm Mortar Shells, and 50,000 shells for the 75 mm Mountain Gun."

"Once the little devils fail to take the position after a long time, they will definitely use Poison Gas Bombs; although my Sichuan Army units also have Poison Gas Bombs and can strike back at the little devils."

After accepting the Sichuan Army's supplies, Wang Yaowu and the others personally inspected the positions; once they discovered a substandard position, they would beat the person in charge without a word.

In the trenches, water buckets were placed, and every soldier also hung a towel at their waist.

These gas masks were originally equipped by the Class A Adjusted German-equipped Divisions, but in the Songhu Battle, their equipment suffered heavy losses, and these gas masks were all buried in Songhu!

Yu Hua swallowed his saliva: "Dear brothers, it is not that I favor one over the other, but that the gas masks equipped by my Sichuan Army are just enough for our own use; there are no extras."

"Brother Wang, your Central Army still needs to make preparations for anti-gas defense."

"Me too!" Feng Shengfa nodded: "Brother Yu, when the time comes, absolutely do not be polite with me."

"Dear brothers, when it comes to seniority, you are all better than me; everyone is a good student of the Principal."

Li Wen saw Yu Hua telling the Central Army to use wet towels for anti-gas defense, and he grinned: "Brother Yu, your Sichuan Army units are equipped with gas masks."

The rest of the people were the same; one by one, they didn't expect the Sichuan Army to be so generous; no wonder that before, in the Taihu Campaign, the Jin Province and Shandong Province campaigns, any unit that had contact with the Sichuan Army all said the Sichuan Army was good.

In addition, Li Zhengxian and Li Wen also expressed that this battle would definitely establish the prestige of the Central Army and not let the little devils advance a single step.

After finishing the inspection of the positions, the four had just returned to the command post when suddenly, a shrill sound wave rang out in the sky, and immediately following, countless shells, like celestial fire meteors, smashed into the Central Army's positions.

On the positions, the Central Army commanders shouted.

Inside the command post, the four Division Commanders widened their eyes: "What are the forward outposts doing? The little devils have already snuck up, and they didn't even report it."

(End of this chapter)