The sword face walking in front paused a little and sighed: "The casualties of both sides were counted last night. Yesterday, there were about 60 casualties in the Japanese. Our second battalion had a total of nearly 200 casualties. Two hundred people. If it weren't for the middle regiment to add personnel to us once, our second battalion would not have been dark yesterday. But the Japanese on the opposite side were only one squadron, and the Japanese who attacked directly were only one squadron. The regiment reported to the above that they had regained the position, and the division's telegram said it was a victory. I think this kind of victory can only be considered a miserable victory."

Li Qinglin said: "The weapons of the Japanese are indeed better than us, and the soldiers' combat effectiveness is much stronger than us."

Li Qinglin originally wanted to say that the Japanese army's tactical level and officer command ability were higher than that of the National Army, but when he saw the shrill face of the knife, the words he wanted to say were swallowed again.

"We used to fight civil wars. I thought we were the main force of the Central Army and could match the Japanese. This small-scale firefighting is also a good thing. It exposed our weaknesses in many aspects. The battalion has already written a battle report, and the division staff department attaches great importance to it. I heard that I am thinking of ways to improve combat effectiveness."

Li Qinglin nodded secretly and thought to himself that there are still people in the national army who understand "Give me a mistake and gain wisdom." A unit that only remembers food but not fights has no future.

Li Qinglin thought of the big bamboo basket that was equipped with spoils again and said, "Will all those spoils be handed over?"

Daozhang smiled with his head tilted, "You kid are afraid that someone will embezzle? Let me tell you the truth. Doing this is the old rule of the army. These spoils cannot be corruption by us. First, the superiors need filial piety? If the superiors are not filial, they cannot be kept on time. They will suffer when they fight next time. Second, after the war, you always have to treat the wounded soldiers, and always have to appease death? You must improve your life during rest, right? This costs money. With the little money rewarded by the above, nothing can be done. All of this money must be out of the spoils; third, collecting spoils is also good for you. The soldiers are poor, and finally have new things, and many people will show off, which is very easy to cause robbery incidents. In wartime, everyone is real guns and ammunition, and they may start fighting. This is not a joke."

Daozhang's face paused for a moment and then said, "It is possible to say that officers eat more and take up more points. I heard that other troops have embezzled a lot, but no one in our 10th Division dares to do this blatantly."

Li Qinglin lowered his head and thought, "Existence is reasonable", perhaps this method is the best solution at present.

While speaking, the two of them came to the position set up on the mountainside. The newly arrived fifth company was tensely strengthening the fortifications, and the position was busy.

When the company commander of the fifth company saw that the deputy battalion commander had arrived, he jogged over and saluted, saying, "Report to the commander, the fifth company is strengthening the fortifications."

Daozhang waved his hand and said, "You can do your business first, what about the soldiers you have arranged?"

The fifth company commander pointed to the soldiers who were gathering together in the trench and said, "They are studying grenade launchers with their artillery brothers!"

Dao Shunfeng led Li Qinglin toward several soldiers who were studying the grenade launcher. When the soldiers saw the commander coming, they all stood attentively saluted. Dao Shunfeng replied, "Don't make these vague etiquettes on the battlefield. I'll bring you a good master, and you can learn from him. This grenade launcher is a good thing, and it will be useful when the Japanese come up later."

As the front line commander, Daozhangbei has a lot of things to do. He threw Li Qinglin on the position and went to work on other things himself.

Two grenade launchers were seized in the trenches last night, and the first time they seized, there were three grenade launchers in total. The Japanese army generally had sufficient ammunition. There was an ammunition reserve point in the trenches last night, and the Kuomintang also seized many 92-hand grenades and special throwing grenades.

The artillery platoon sent two soldiers, and the fifth company sent four soldiers, forming three grenade tube teams.

The sun is about to come out, and the Japanese army opposite has already begun to mobilize. A new day is about to begin and a new battle is about to begin. I am too late, and Li Qinglin did not be polite to them. He immediately explained on the spot and trained their basic operating methods step by step according to the Japanese grenade launcher operation textbooks.

The grenade launcher is essentially a simple mortar. The two soldiers of the cannon platoon adapted very quickly, and the soldiers of the fifth company seemed a little stupid. Li Qinglin arranged the soldiers of the cannon platoon to be shooters, act as a shooter himself, and the others were charged as ammunition players. The three grenade launchers teams seized the time to practice.

It was expected that the enemy would attack soon, so the camp arranged for the cooks to cook breakfast early and delivered it. The war was urgent, and in order to boost morale, the camp also invested a lot of money in the food. The staple food was white flour steamed buns and pork stewed vegetables, and the soldiers were all full of oil.

Just after breakfast, the Japanese attack began. The Japanese army's attack today did not start with artillery preparations, but with aircraft bombing.

The Japanese army flew to the position today, which was a Mitsubishi 87 light bomber, with a bomb load of 500 kilograms per aircraft.

In fact, the mission of this plane today is to bomb the 13th Army that is defending the south entrance. The Japanese pilot flew the wrong route in the air and was about to return. At this time, he suddenly found that there were troops on the ground fighting. The Japanese commander on the ground was also very clever and immediately sent soldiers to set up a contact signal board.

With the instructions from the ground, the pilot determined the bombing target. Perhaps because he knew that the Chinese army did not have any air defense weapons, the Japanese pilot was very arrogant. He first hovered over the position and then flew lower and lower.

The soldiers of the National Army all came from the countryside and had never seen what the plane looked like. This iron bird that could fly in the sky and make a "buzzing" sound made them feel very magical. Many soldiers opened their mouths, raised their heads, and stood there blankly watching the plane flying lower and lower.

Most of the officers of the 10th Division were graduates from Whampoa Military Academy. They had some air defense knowledge. The whistling of the planes dived made the officers realize that the enemy plane was about to drop bombs. They shouted loudly: "Lying down! All of them are lying down!"

But it was too late. The Japanese plane's wings shook and two large black bombs landed straight onto the position.
Chapter completed!