Anti-Japanese War: When I get promoted, the system will explode with soldiers

Chapter 1032 Strengthening Firepower

After Li Shaoyi finished speaking, a truck drove over from a distance. When the soldiers jumped off the truck, the officers and soldiers of the 3rd Division could see very clearly that one box after another was being carried down. Each box was filled with neatly arranged German submachine guns, and there were boxes of bullets next to them.

"What are you standing there for? Let me send it to you?"

Li Shaoyi pushed Commander Li, and Commander Li finally came to his senses and quickly asked his men to distribute guns. Our Commander Li is like this, he will do what he says and there will be no delay.

"Don't underestimate these two submachine guns. When an infantry squad fights with these two, their capabilities will be doubled. This is the experience accumulated on the battlefield, the experience my brothers have accumulated with their lives."

When Li Shaoyi said this, the officers of the 3rd Division immediately straightened their backs. They were of course very clear about how the 72nd Army fought in the north.

However, Li Shaoyi lied here. The squad leader and the deputy squad leader used submachine guns and cooperated with the machine guns in the squad. This was a conclusion made by the Junkers, and we simply copied it.

"Please rest assured, Commander Li. We, the brothers of the 3rd Division, are no cowards. As long as Commander Li assigns us a mission, we will not retreat a single step unless everyone in the division is dead."

Hearing the answer from the officer of the Third Division, Li Shaoyi smiled and nodded.

"The eastern part of Jinshanwei is left to your 3rd Division."

Li Shaoyi drew a circle on the map. One part of this area was the main position, and the other part was the newly expanded area. Since the Japanese had increased the strength of 5 divisions, the direction of attack would definitely not be expanded as before, so the position defended by the Third Division of the National Army was also extremely important.

Commander Li of the 3rd Infantry Division nodded without making too many bold statements. He had said everything he needed to say, and continuing would be a bit of a joke. Looking at his brothers carrying various weapons and equipment, he saluted Li Shaoyi and immediately led his brothers to the battlefield.

"Master..."

As Commander Li of the 3rd Division mounted his horse, a short man came running up from behind him. This man was Wu Dafeng, the commander of the artillery battalion of the 3rd Infantry Division.

"The troops are moving. What are you doing here?"

Commander Li said with some surprise.

"Commander Li gave me twelve 81mm mortars and six 75mm infantry guns. I'm here for your signature."

This guy quickly took out his briefcase, on which was written the number of weapons and equipment. However, when he was introduced just now, this guy did not appear among the officers of the 3rd Division, so the logistics personnel of the 72nd Army would not give him the artillery until they saw the signature of Division Commander Li.

The 72nd Army is so generous!

After sending submachine guns, they also sent cannons. These are rare things on the battlefield. Let alone their 3rd Infantry Division, how many submachine guns do even those aces have?

"Don't be so frivolous. I've got you covered. You said you were short of this and that, but Commander Li has already sent them to you. All the officers of our Third Division, remember this: even if you die on the battlefield, you must not let Commander Li down with these weapons."

Commander Li's words were recognized by all the officers around him.

When the brothers from the 3rd Infantry Division arrived at the front line, the brothers from the 8th and 9th Infantry Divisions of the National Army's Central Army had already started digging trenches here.

"After all, they still look down on our Central Army, the positions of the former 35th Army, and our three infantry divisions of the Central Army."

When Commander Li came up with the 3rd Infantry Division, Commander Cui, commander of the 9th Infantry Division, took out a cigarette and came over.

"Hello, senior."

Commander Xie of the 8th Infantry Division came later than the other two, but because of his outstanding performance on the battlefield, he is now a major general division commander, and was promoted rapidly recently.

"You're quite capable, kid. When I was the brigade commander, you were just a deputy regimental commander. In just a few days, you're already on par with me. Where's your Chen Mazi?"

Commander Li took the cigarette and looked at Commander Xie who had grown up in front of him. He felt quite relieved, but then he thought of another thing and felt a sudden pain in his heart.

"Our Commander Chen is in Zhabei..."

It was originally a happy occasion. The three infantry divisions of the Central Army took over the 35th Army's position, which was considered a face-saving move for the leaders of the Central Army. Everyone knew that this was about to be the most intense battle in the entire Pujiang area. Commander Li chose to place them here, which was also a sign of respect for the Central Army.

The hands of Commander Li and Commander Cui paused for a moment. The three of them were in the same class at Huangpu Military Academy. Although they were not in the same class, they had a good relationship. Later, when they joined the army, they also developed mutual correspondence. They originally wanted to meet on the Pujiang battlefield, but they only saw Commander Chen's army and did not see Commander Chen himself.

"Then your teachers and others..."

The commander of the 8th Infantry Division was killed, and the remaining men must have suffered heavy casualties, but judging from the position, there were still nearly 1 people.

"In that encounter in Zhabei, our entire division lost 4000 men. The remaining men later engaged in a sniper battle, leaving less than 4000 men in the entire division. These men were drawn from the replenishment divisions in the rear, and their combat effectiveness was not very good. That's why Commander Li of the theater asked me to provide cover for the transportation of the two seniors."

Thinking of his brothers who had fought together in the past, Commander Xie's eyes became moist. Although soldiers shed blood but not tears, the infantry division with a full strength of 2 people actually lost 2/3 of its troops in less than a month of fighting.

Most of the remaining people were physically injured and could not exert 100% of their combat effectiveness.

Although three infantry divisions were stationed here, the main forces were the 3rd and 9th Infantry Divisions.

"Commander Li's arrangement is fine, don't worry. The three of us will hold this place together and shine the light of Huangpu. Let the Japanese know that besides the 72nd Army, the Central Army in our country is not a coward."

Commander Cui's words brought smiles to the other two's faces. For a long time, on the battlefield of Pujiang, the Japanese were most afraid of the 72nd Army. Now that our three infantry divisions have been reinforced, you can no longer call the shots on this battlefield.

"Reporting to the commander, Zhuang Hongda, commander of the 109th Regiment of the 4th Infantry Division of the 72nd Army..."

"Reporting to the commander, 72nd Army, 1st Infantry Division, 142nd Regiment Commander..."

"Report to the commander..."

Just as the three infantry division commanders were reminiscing about the past, they didn't notice the three regimental commanders of the 72nd Army running up from behind...