Khachanov rushed to the battlefield enthusiastically, only to find that the battle had ended at an alarming speed.

"ah!"

He stood in the ruins and roared, mumbling words that the soldiers could not understand.

The Japanese army was destroyed faster than expected, and the sudden appearance of heartless artillery was only one of the reasons.

The more important reason is that the Japanese army did not have sufficient ammunition and food during this period, and they did not have enough strength either offensively or defensively.

Otherwise, according to the past situation, to annihilate 2,000 Japanese troops on our own side, we would have to pay a huge price.

This time, God also helped the Independent Brigade. The heavy snowfall put the Japanese army in a dilemma, and their air superiority was unable to be used.

In short, many factors led to the destruction of the 40th Brigade and the creation of Jiangdong and the Independent Brigade.

The outlines of streets and houses could no longer be seen in the entire North City, and all that could be seen were the corpses of Japanese soldiers lying on the rubble.

Karl gently covered his nose with one hand. The smell of gunpowder smoke and blood in the air was a little hard to accept.

Although it has been more than two years since he graduated from the military academy, he has only stepped onto the real battlefield in the past two days. In essence, he is no different from a new recruit.

Jiang Dong's commanding attainments and the soldiers' military qualities were an eye-opener for him. After these two days of observation, he even felt that Jiang Dong would drive the Japanese army out of China soon, and his silent mind became active again.

"Jiang, do you want to build your own industrial system?"

With Khachanov absent, Karl took the opportunity to trick Jiangdong.

Jiang Dong looked at the battlefield littered with corpses and replied casually:

"I'm already working on this, what? You Germans are willing to help!"

Karl looked at his feet carefully, trying to avoid corpses and blood.

"We have a cooperative relationship. The head of state said... we can agree to anything. Of course, the premise is that both parties are mutually beneficial.

Based on the previous two transactions, I believe that if you want to establish your own industrial system, we can provide all aspects of equipment and talents. This is an extremely easy thing for us in Germany. The head of state will not

I won’t agree.”

"Okay! The battle should be over tomorrow. We will discuss this issue then!"

Seeing that Jiang Dong didn't seem to be serious, Karl was a little anxious and grabbed his arm from behind.

"Compared with the Soviet Union, Germany's industrial equipment is more advanced and of better quality. Communism is a cancer of human society. Once you get it, you can't get rid of it. You must not get too close to them!"

Jiang Dong's brows wrinkled visibly. In his previous life, he was a successor of socialism with strong roots. Karl's conclusion made it difficult for him to accept.

"Every country has its own social system that suits them. Whether it is Germany or the Soviet Union, cooperation is based on interests. You don't have to worry about the Soviets. As long as the Germans don't treat me badly, I will naturally do the same.

Make you satisfied!"

Karl hesitated to speak, but Khachanov's restless blind bear had appeared in front of him, and he had no choice but to let go of Jiang Dong's hand.

"We are old classmates, you have to believe me..."

"Uh-huh……"

Khachanov had already returned the gun to the soldiers in the guard camp. When he saw Jiangdong, he hurriedly said:

"Dear Davarich, can you give me the technology to make this kind of artillery? It is so practical and the power is very satisfying to me!"

Jiangdong smiled bitterly,

"General Khachanov, this kind of artillery has no technical content at all. If you want to learn, of course I can teach you. It's just...

I don’t think it’s suitable for you, the Soviet Union!”

"How do you say this?" Khachanov looked like he was all ears.

"This kind of artillery has a short range and poor accuracy. The reason why it achieved such good results today is because the Japanese have run out of ammunition and food.

If their mountain cannons and cannons still have shells, the heartless cannons will not be able to play their role at all and will only be beaten passively without even the ability to fight back.

I don't think the enemies the Soviet Union will face in the future will be so bad.

so……"

Jiang Dong spread his hands.

Khachanov looked at Karl next to him, and he nodded thoughtfully,

"What you said makes sense!"

At this moment, Cao Bin trotted over from the ruins,

"Brigadier, there are hundreds of little Japs buried under a building ahead. They all seem to be wounded and there are no weapons around them."

"Approximately how many people are still alive? Can they be dug out?"

Cao Bin glanced at the two foreigners and lowered his voice and said:

"There are about one or two hundred people alive. That place used to be a small government office building. The little devils are trapped in the hall. If you want to save them, it will take at least half a day, and...

It seems that there are all the critically ill and injured people inside, only the last ones are hanging in the air!"

"That's it..."

Jiang Dong rubbed his chin and thought about it. After a while, he made up his mind.

"Since we don't have long to live, let's give them a good time. Find some wood and gasoline and start a fire to get rid of them!"

Cao Bin's eyes flickered for a few times, as if he didn't expect Jiang Dong to be so straightforward.

"Yes, I will take my brother to do it immediately!"

"Don't worry, just wait a moment!" Jiang Dong stopped him,

"How is the situation in the army now?"

"Uh..." Cao Bin organized his words,

"The casualties of both regiments in the battle just now were very small. According to the brigade commander's previous order, the large forces are gathering."

The sun was almost rising above the head, Jiang Dong said in a deep voice:

"Tell Zhang Shengqing and He Dingyuan that the troops will set out immediately after gathering, strive to occupy Shangdang before dark, and pull out the Japanese gun towers and strongholds outside Lu'an City!"

"clear!"

"After the large army leaves, you can take people to do what you just did!"

Cao Bin nodded solemnly.

After all, we were sending wounded Japanese soldiers away, so it was a bit unseemly to say such a thing, so it was better not to be too blatant.

.

The task of cleaning the battlefield was left to the civilians who arrived later. The soldiers of the First Regiment and the Second Regiment set off on their way north after eating a simple meal.

Wang Laohu's first regiment of new soldiers has already eliminated the Japanese transport brigade in Wakou Village. It should be no problem for the three regiments to join forces and capture Shangdang, who is out of strength.

tomorrow,

If the division commander of the 20th Division does not escape,

Jiang Dong will meet him in Lu'an.

At ten o'clock at noon, Xie Chengrui, who was traveling north from Jincheng, arrived at Gaoping.

"Haha... Lao Xie, why do you go there in person..." Jiang Dong held Xie Chengrui's hand and said with a smile.

"I heard that there are many opportunities to earn credit here, and I want to take advantage of it..." Xie Chengrui joked.

"Where, where... Didn't you, Lao Xie, also command the troops to conquer two counties in the south, strategize and win thousands of miles away? I think the ancients were talking about a great talent like you!"

"Ha ha……"

"Ha ha……"

Li Zhaoying, Wang Liang, Wang Xueqin, Xiaodouzi and others stood on the sidelines and watched the two officers fart at each other.

The successful annihilation of the Japanese 40th Brigade was an unprecedented victory, and this victory was achieved by the independent brigade alone. Everyone was in a good mood, and a bright future was waving to them.

Jiang Dong boasted about the work of Wang Liang and Wang Xueqin again, and then got down to business after 5 minutes.

"Approximately how many people are coming with you this time?" Jiang Dong asked.

"There are nearly 4,000 people, and some of them are newly arrived young students." Wang Liang replied.

"Hmm..." Jiang Dong thought for a while,

"The Political Department is responsible for organizing civilians to clean the battlefield and rescue the wounded.

The logistics department and the baggage team continue to go north. Wang Laohu snatched a batch of supplies from Wakou Village. Go and take a look. Keep what is needed on the battlefield, and transport what is not needed temporarily to Jincheng.

The reinforcements from the Japs will not arrive in a day or two, so there is almost no suspense for us to capture Lu'an.

You must complete the work in hand as soon as possible. After Lu'an is liberated, the General Staff, Political Department and Logistics Department will be stationed as soon as possible to perform their respective duties. We must stabilize the public security of Lu'an as soon as possible and keep it completely in our hands!

"

Now that the division of labor among various departments is clear, Jiangdong believes that they can do their jobs well.

It is not difficult to capture a city. What is difficult is to manage the city well and provide continuous support for subsequent wars.
To be continued...