Chapter 44: Lin Yi, You're a Genius!

March 20, 1942, evening.

"Lin Yi, you really are a genius," Jiang Anguo shouted.

Jiang Anguo lavishly praised him, noting that Lin Yi truly is a technical talent, having actually cracked the th Division's radio code.

This was something Jiang Anguo had not expected at all; he had even considered spending fifty points to Exchange a radio operator to crack the code.

"Thanks, commander, for the praise," Lin Yi said with a smile.

Lin Yi felt immensely honored, having received the leader's recognition; in fact Lin Yi and Jiang Anguo are of equal rank, with no superior‑subordinate relationship.

But Lin Yi understood that they had no military achievements of their own.

The fact that Lin Yi could actually crack the code was incredibly surprising.

Jiang Anguo thought for a moment, then immediately ordered Lin Yi to send a Telegram, the content being a warning to the th Division to watch their rear, as the Japanese Army had Burmese People guiding them.

"Commander, is your information accurate?" Lin Yi had to ask.

Sending a military Telegram so casually, if the information were inaccurate, it could cause a mistake.

"Yongke Gang Airport, north of Tonggu, and the airport is near Nanyang Train Station. If it is ambushed by the Japanese Army, the th Division's rear will be cut off. You think this is unimportant? The previous lesson was wasted; I have always said the Japanese Army likes to interpose and encircle, cutting off our rear," Jiang Anguo shouted.

"Yes, commander." Lin Yi, no longer hesitant, immediately went to send the report.

Jiang Anguo shook his head; Lin Yi was still too honest, doing everything cautiously, but he could get the job done, which is why Jiang Anguo assigned the Transport Company to Lin Yi.

Lin Yi could be fair and impartial; even each bullet he would record in a notebook.

The bullets for daily training were collected by each Company Commander from Lin Yi.

In fact, Jiang Anguo was initially muddled, giving such an important, or rather confidential, task to Lin Yi; actually he should have exchanged a System Company Commander to handle the transport duties.

As for why?

The reasoning is simple: his bullets are all obtained through System Exchange, so letting Lin Yi see bullets appear out of thin air would inevitably be problematic.

In reality, the bullets were drawn from his Guard Company, soldiers were transferred, shipped to Lin Yi's Transport Company, and then Lin Yi distributed them. Jiang Anguo now also realized Lin Yi had other talents, so he contemplated gradually moving Lin Yi out; the Transport Company still needs System soldiers, otherwise wartime would be too troublesome.

During this period of training, he again exchanged 30,000 bullets, costing 1,500 points, which amounts to three days of training.

The increase in personnel also led to a rise in bullet consumption.

Everyone's competitive spirit remained strong, and Jiang Anguo skillfully seized this; the best performer in daily shooting training could receive an Outstanding Infantry medal.

The medal, of course, was made by Jiang Anguo himself; it was nothing more than a small iron plate.

Yet this small measure made over two thousand soldiers scramble eagerly; not only were they extremely serious during training, but even when eating and sleeping they talked about shooting, and even dreamed of holding guns.

They would from time to time consult Jiang Chao; Jiang Chao's specialty is as a sniper, and he is also the commander of the Sniper Squad. He is the most accurate shooter among everyone, which is inevitable, as he is a Special Forces exchanged by Jiang Anguo.

When the medals were awarded, it was not done privately but on the review platform, accompanied by the Sunset and the envious gazes of over two thousand soldiers, making the medal recipients feel immensely honored.

From the beginning, Jiang Anguo used canned food as rewards, and now the medals; perhaps their hearts have already begun to change.

It is not about eating while serving, but for honor—the honor of the soldiers.

You think it's over, but no, Jiang Anguo would still arrange for people to photograph them, with medals and weapons, standing beside Jiang Anguo, the two taking a commemorative photo together, and also taking individual shots.

This made the nearby soldiers extremely envious; they had only seen a camera but never a photograph, only knowing the device was expensive. They didn't expect that joining the Expeditionary Force would bring such honor.

Jiang Anguo's Independent Battalion saw remarkable results in all soldiers' shooting training.

These soldiers are veterans, limited to the domestic industrial system; even though they had little prior shooting training, they had been exposed, and even fought the Japanese on the battlefield with real weapons.

"Zhou Zhizai, you said there was a code segment from a codename Sunset," Dai Anlan said, returning to his command post amidst his busy schedule.

Chief of Staff Zhou Zhizai immediately handed the Telegram to Dai Anlan, "Yes, Division Commander, the gist is to have us watch Yongke Gang Airport, beware of the Japanese approaching via Small Path for a sneak attack."

Yongke Gang Airport, Dai Anlan naturally understood its importance; from the start he had Engineer Regiment soldiers guard it, regarding this ciphertext sent from the rear.

This gave Dai Anlan two thoughts: the first is that the Japanese Army intends a rear sneak attack; Dai Anlan had encountered the Japanese Army before, and their combat will is tenacious, they interpose and maneuver, a common tactic, reflecting their confidence in their strength.

The other possibility is that the Japanese Army released The bait, hoping to force us to split our forces.

Dai Anlan was now strapped for resources, with no troops to dispatch; the front line was already exchanging fire with the Japanese Army's vanguard.

The Japanese were also careless, sending only a battalion of soldiers, intending to occupy Tonggu.

The root cause is that the Japanese Army's advance from Vietnam, across the Malaya Peninsula, had been too smooth, so smooth that even they could not believe it.

In the Singapore campaign, the Japanese had just under 40,000 troops, yet pursued the British Army's 140,000 men. Even when they finally were besieged in Singapore, the British Army still had over 80,000 soldiers.

Yet those 80,000 surrendered without any fighting spirit, directly capitulating to the Japanese, which harmed the Singapore Chinese; the local Chinese formed armed units hoping to aid the British, only to be betrayed again by the British.

The British had all surrendered; your Chinese organizations could no longer reap any benefits, and later, during the long Japanese occupation of Singapore, the Japanese carried out massacres of the local Chinese.

The British were truly the worst of the worthless, pirates by trade, with no combat will; when facing the weak they bully, and when facing a group that fears no death, they wail.

Japanese weaponry and equipment were far inferior to the British in the Southeast forces; the only area the Japanese Army led was in fighter aircraft and Aircraft Carriers.

Yet Singapore had coastal artillery, but still surrendered so bluntly.

They never realized what fate awaited those over a hundred thousand British soldiers.

Arthur Percival, the Malaya commander, could be captured alive by the Japanese, held until 1945, when the Japanese Army surrendered.

Being useless themselves is one thing, but they also dragged down their allies.