Chapter Three: We'll Go It Alone! (Requesting Bookshelf, Voting)
Returning to the back of the house, he quietly summoned a trusted aide.
“Go and inform the enemy from the Ghost Nation that we are abandoning Changye, Jincheng, and Linfen. The Jin-Sui Army will withdraw within five days.”
“Changye can be handed over to them first. The defense plans for the other two cities will also be given to their people.”
“In exchange, we hope they will not provoke the Russians so we can retreat smoothly to the southern bank of the Yellow River.”
“However, the New First Division intends to make a last stand in Jincheng, and that’s no concern of the Russians.”
His aide hesitated for a moment, then nodded and slipped away immediately.
Yan Laoxi’s lips curled into a cold sneer.
Liu Jianguo!
Since you’re no good, don’t blame me for being ruthless!
Just wait to be crushed to pieces by the Ghost Nation’s tanks!
At this moment, Liu Jianguo had already returned to the New First Division’s main camp.
Zhang Dabiao, who was left guarding the camp, was the first to greet him.
“Division Commander, Regiment Commander, trouble you! How’s the situation?”
Both Liu Jianguo and Meng Fanle shook their heads silently.
Li Yunlong scoffed.
“Dabiao, don’t say any more. That Yan Laoxi is just a cowardly turtle!”
“He’s already planning to be the captain of the retreat! Now it’s just us, the New First Division, fighting the little devils!”
Seeing the three familiar faces by his side, Liu Jianguo’s irritation lessened considerably.
Indeed, Liu Jianguo was a transmigrator.
He had arrived in this world a year ago.
With everything brought by the system that every transmigrator must have.
In Sanqin Province, Liu Jianguo had risen from a battalion commander to a division commander.
His system was straightforward.
By making choices at certain key moments and completing specific objectives, he could earn four categories of random draws: Ultimate, Advanced, Intermediate, and Basic.
The quality of the lottery options ranged from low to high: white, green, blue, purple, gold, and red.
Basic draws included white, green, and blue.
Intermediate draws included green, blue, and purple.
Advanced draws included blue, purple, and gold.
Ultimate draws included purple, gold, and red.
Most officers and some soldiers in the New First Division, which he personally assembled, were recruited from these lottery draws.
The weapons and equipment also came from the system’s draws.
Currently, the New First Division comprised two reinforced infantry regiments—the First and Second Regiments—
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as well as an artillery regiment, an anti-aircraft regiment, and some intelligence personnel.
Each reinforced infantry regiment had more than 4,000 men, all basically equipped with German-made gear.
Everyone praised American equipment, even Chu Yunfei from the “Bright Sword” drama was no exception.
But Liu Jianguo, as a transmigrator, knew that the strongest army in World War II was not the American forces but the German army.
In terms of combat will and weaponry, the German army was undoubtedly the best of the era!
Once, a German Storm Assault Platoon of 33 men easily defeated an American infantry company of 193.
Purely in terms of combat strength, Liu Jianguo believed the New First Division could easily wipe out a top-tier enemy division.
Originally, Liu Jianguo planned to take more time to develop before coming from Sanqin Province to fight the enemy.
But Yan Laoxi and Guotou Bai collapsed too quickly.
With no other choice, Liu Jianguo had to hastily bring the newly formed New First Division to support and try to prevent the enemy from fully capturing Jin Province.
Before invading Daxia, although the Ghost Nation’s national strength and military power far exceeded the warlord-fragmented Daxia,
due to the global economic crisis, their country was already facing serious internal problems.
Their invasion of the northern four provinces was just a move to divert domestic tensions and ease economic pressure.
As long as Fengtian held out against the enemy for a while, the Ghost Nation would naturally withdraw.
However, what the enemy did not expect was that the Fengtian commander fled without a fight, allowing the enemy to take the entire northern four provinces without firing a single shot, fully recovering losses.
Moreover, even the industries and munitions factories built by warlord Zhang, who had exhausted much of his fortune, became an asset for the enemy’s southern invasion of Daxia.
Now, most of the weapons and equipment of the enemy’s southern troops come from the northern four provinces.
Jin Province, Yan Laoxi’s territory, had industrial and munitions development on par with the northern four provinces.
Except for aircraft and tanks, the Taiyuan Arsenal had the capability to imitate and mass-produce weapons from Western countries and the Ghost Nation.
This was also the backbone of the Jin-Sui Army’s confidence to stand firm against the enemy.
Therefore, once Jin Province fell completely, and its industries and arsenals were fully absorbed,
the enemy would use them just like they did the northern four provinces, waging war with war.
At that point, with the industries of the northern four provinces and Jin Province combined with Daxia’s natural resources,
the Ghost Nation would utterly suppress Daxia.
Daxia would have no hope of recovery.
This was why Liu Jianguo was so desperate to aid Yan Laoxi.
He just never expected Yan Laoxi’s backbone to be so soft—collapsing at the first touch!
“Since Yan Laoxi is a coward, then we’ll take the fight ourselves!”
Liu Jianguo’s eyes blazed with determination as he looked at the three men before him.
“Old Li, Fanle, Dabiao, this time we have over ten thousand men against more than a hundred thousand little devils.”
“Are you afraid?”
The three exchanged smiles.
Li Yunlong grinned broadly.
“Division Commander, don’t talk about a hundred thousand little devils— even if the Heavenly King himself came, Old Li wouldn’t be afraid!”
Meng Fanle smiled warmly.
“I’m here to do something great. You were born in this era, standing in this world. To withstand this calamity is a divine mission.”
Zhang Dabiao licked his lips.
“The louder the noise from the Division Commander, the more thrilling it is!”
Looking at the three faces brimming with fighting spirit, Liu Jianguo clenched his fist.
“Good! If it’s war they want, we’ll play with the little devils!”
“Let them know we’re not to be trifled with!”
“Summon all battalion-level officers to the division headquarters immediately for a meeting!”
Soon, officers of the New First Division gathered at the headquarters.
When they learned Yan Laoxi planned to abandon the city and retreat to the northern bank of the Yellow River, the entire headquarters erupted.
“What? Strategic withdrawal to the northern bank? Isn’t that just running away?”
“Damn it! I used to think Yan Laoxi was a good man, but turns out he’s a coward!”
“Division Commander, if they won’t fight, we will!”
“Exactly! What are seven tens of thousands of little devils? They’re all just one head carried on one shoulder—who’s afraid of whom?”
“Fight! We’re here to protect the fathers and brothers of Jin Province!”
Seeing the troops undeterred by the enemy and instead filled with fighting spirit, Liu Jianguo nodded with satisfaction.
Good, the morale is reliable!
Clap, clap, clap!
Liu Jianguo lightly clapped his hands, and the room instantly fell silent.
“Good! No wonder these are my soldiers—they’re no cowards!”
“Since Yan Laoxi doesn’t dare fight, we’ll go ourselves!”
“Li Yunlong!”
Li Yunlong snapped to attention with a crisp salute.
“Yes!”
Liu Jianguo said, “You take the First Regiment and the artillery regiment to Changye!”
“I don’t care what methods you use or how you fight.”
“You must choke every single little devil of the Sakata Regiment in the cesspit. Understand?”
The Sakata Regiment?
This juicy prize, Old Li is going to eat it for sure!