Chapter 426: "Guards and Northeastern Systems"

Counterattack!

No one expected that Zheng Yong would choose to counterattack at this time. Before, the entire guard division had been in a passive defense state. The best choice when reinforcements were about to arrive was undoubtedly to continue to defend.

Many years later, many "historical experts" have been asking a question. The reason why "God of War" Zheng Yong continued to win was that luck actually occupied a large part.

For example, during the defense battle in Jinshi Town...

But these "historical experts" have always ignored and avoided one problem, that is, at the most critical moment, Zheng Yong can make the most critical choice at the most correct time.

Although sometimes it seems that these choices include too many risk-taking factors.

"No one is born with good luck. The so-called "luck" is actually the so-called "expert" perspectives made up by some people who are full and have nothing to do in order to attract attention.

Zheng Yong and I met him when we were in Northeast China. To be honest, I have never really convinced this person. Even when he was called the "God of War", I always admit that this person always likes to make it when you unexpectedly, and I want to summarize it very much. Maybe this is the reason for his success.

No one could have thought that he would dare to fight the Battle of Sashanzuizi, no one could have thought that he would dare to fight the Battle of Shenyang. At that time, we called the Battle of Fengtian, and no one could have thought that he would have dared to invest his only little force in the counterattack when he was besieged by the Sixth Division of the Island Army. Madman. Sometimes I think that only this title can describe him.

Whether for Zheng Yong or the Third War Zone, that period was the most difficult stage. We mobilized a large number of troops from each sub-war zone to reinforce the General Command, and the General Command was also trying its best to defend itself. It was Zheng Yong, the commander-in-chief of the Third War Zone, who seemed a bit crazy, who won us valuable time.

All Feng Xiaozhen's troops began to fight back, and even Zheng Yong personally threw his gun into the counterattack battle.

At that time, I remember that the 36th Division was closest to the General Command. When the 36th Division received the news that the General Command began to counterattack, the entire division was already in a state of madness.

Sometimes you have to believe in the power of faith, although I didn’t believe it at all before.

The acting commander of the 36th Division showed the telegram of the commander-in-chief personally with his troops to all the officers and soldiers. At that moment, the 36th Division was really crazy.

I have personally experienced every battle commanded by Zheng Yong. I was not the one who was at that time and could not understand the soldiers' enthusiasm for him. Almost everyone believed that no matter whether it was a soldier or a civilian, as long as he started to fight back, there was no reason not to win, and these people would not consider the situation under which the counterattack was carried out...

It was that simple. The war at that time. The third war zone went crazy and the reinforcements even more crazy. When the commander of the island army thought he had successfully mobilized the enemy, they found that they were being counterattacked.

The vanguard troops of the island army were dispersed, and the indirect consequence was that they directly involved the troops behind them. The entire island army that was charging was in chaos, almost miraculously, the island army that originally had an absolute advantage was actually repelled, and it was very far away as soon as it retreated...

It was such a strange thing. Feng Xiaozhen, who originally thought he would lose his life, actually kept it like this.

When I got this information, I thought that the person who was most frustrated at that time was Hiromoto Yijiro, the commander of the 6th Division of the Island Army. Several times, victory was so close to him.

In that battle, about one-third of the Chinese army that participated in the counterattack were killed. But how many people died was not the most important. The key was that Feng Xiaozhen won the most precious time.

I will never forget everything that happened in the Third War Zone. I know what we have done for our country, no matter how people now or later evaluate us...

I am old and dying, but I believe that no matter how the wheel of history moves forward, everything we do for our nation and our country will be clearly imprinted in our hearts…”

Ouyang Ping said in an interview with the Global Times.

As Ouyang Ping said that day, no one expected Zheng Yong to do such a bold move before the counterattack.

The entire Second Brigade was all involved in the counterattack at one time. The island army, which was originally a fierce attack, was suddenly hindered, and the entire offensive step was completely disrupted.

This local counterattack was very resolute and decisive, like a bayonet or a sharp sword, tore up the deployment of the island army. When the formation of the island army was slightly stable, all the Chinese soldiers who attacked retreated back to their original positions again.

This local counterattack did not eliminate many island troops, but its significance was very important to the entire defensive war. From attack to retreat to redeployment, another two hours passed in a flash.

Now every hour, even every minute, every second, is important and even fatal to the offensive and defensive parties. Any delay of one minute will directly affect the entire battle situation...

From the afternoon of the 26th to the 27th and 27th days, the island army launched the attack, it was an extremely important day and a half for Zheng Yong. During this period, Feng Xiao Town's defensive position had not been lost, and only part of the position was lost in Qingshan Village. When the battle came to this point, most of the strong fighting spirit of the 6th Division of the Island Army had been wiped out.

With the arrival of a new day, the fastest-progressing 36th Division arrived on the battlefield.

This means that the most difficult time for the Third War Zone General Command has passed.

After resisting the battlefield, the officers and soldiers of the 36th Division gritted their teeth and started to attack immediately in order to reduce the defense pressure of the Third War Zone General Command, and were extremely tired of the troops' continuous forcing force.

Guangyuan Yicilang knew that the best time to annihilate the command center of the Third War Zone in China had passed. All the efforts and hard work before have only last hope left.

In fact, from the beginning of the raid, the Sixth Division was always fighting against the Chinese army, from Huanxi Ridge to Jinshi Town, from Wenbiya to Sanshan Peak, every time it seemed that victory was within reach, but every time it was a victory passed by itself.

The Third War Zone General Command is like a tumbler. Every time you knock it down with one punch, it can always bounce up completely at the first time.

And the core part of this tumbler is his name "Zheng Yong".

An old opponent who competed with Guangyuan Yicilang from the Northeast to here...

In fact, he didn't know that Zheng Yong was exhausted and could no longer support him.

The entire guard division suffered heavy casualties, and more than half of its strength was exhausted, especially the death of senior officers, which was the biggest loss for Zheng Yonghe's guard division in this defensive battle.

Commander of the Guard Division, Zheng Wengen, commander of the Sixth Regiment of the Second Brigade, Hu Bing... These people were all tempered in the war from the "September 18th Incident". Their loyalty to the fight against the enemy and his loyalty to Zheng Yong were actually the most precious wealth of the Third War Zone and Zheng Yong.

Soldiers can be recruited again after they die. A new recruit can still become a veteran after experiencing the tempering of war, but an excellent officer must be baptized for a long time before he can grow up.

However, in this defensive battle, Zheng Yong also gained new gains, and a group of young grassroots generals began to leap into Zheng Yong's sight.

Li Zhicheng, the company commander of the 2nd Company of the 2nd Battalion, the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the Guard Division, Zhao Nianbei, the company commander of the 3rd Company of the 3rd Battalion; Duan Baifeng, the battalion commander of the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Regiment...

This group of people was headed by Fang Yuxi, the commander of the Third Brigade. Because they all came from the guard division, they were also called the "Guards". Unlike the "Northeast System" that represents the oldest qualifications under Zheng Yong, this group of people seemed more energetic and enthusiastic.

They personally experienced the darkest period with Zheng Yong, and saw with their own eyes how Zheng Yong charged and was injured together. They witnessed the legends and stories about Zheng Yong in the past during this period and were firmly imprinted in their minds. They would never be erased, no matter how many times they had passed.

The so-called "Northeast System" refers to Zheng Yong's subordinates from the beginning of the Battle of Sayamazui to the establishment of the "German Army Division".

As the "Guards" grew, it was no longer limited to officers who came out of the Guards Division. It generally refers to those new young officers who grew up in the war after Zheng Yong became the supreme commander of the Third War Zone.

The officers of the Northeast Department grew up with Zheng Yong. They are more like Zheng Yong's brothers and family members. When they complain, they will vent their anger. When they are free, they will ask Zheng Yong for a few glasses of wine to miss the past.

But these officers from the "Guards" will never do this.

In their hearts, there is only obedience, no complaints, only blood, no wine glass, only spirit, no doubt.

They always believed that any decision of Zheng Yong was correct and could not be opposed, but could only be implemented; anyone who disobeyed Zheng Yong's orders was a provocation to the absolute authority of the "God of War", no matter who the other party was...

Or to be more precise, they are all a group of fanatical and enthusiastic young soldiers.

They privately called Zheng Yong "Tie Shuai" and they called themselves "Tie Shuai's sword". They quietly established the "Young Officer Guards Order" to defend "Tie Shuai".

The "Young Officer Guards" is completely different from the previous "Three Principles of the People Youth Officer Corps". This organization is more radical in comparison.

The officers of the "Guards" respect the elderly in the "Northeast System", but they never agree with some of their practices. They like these officers who describe the "Northeast System".
Chapter completed!