Fortunately, Li Zhengqi's troops broke out of the encirclement of the Japanese troops in time... but the Japanese had no intention of letting them go. Some of them rode horses, some rode trucks, and some marched on foot. In more than 50

Led by a chariot, they pursued Li Zhengqi's troops.

However, these Japanese soldiers were still very excited. When they thought that the enemy known as the First Division in East Asia was scared to death by them, everyone was extremely excited.

The idea of ​​being the first division in East Asia is just bragging.

Just as the Japanese army began to pursue Li Zhengqi with great interest, the large forces of the 98th Army also nervously mobilized.

First, the assault artillery battalion of the 190th Division was assigned to Zhang Lingfu's 570th Brigade, and then under the guidance of reconnaissance aircraft, a large-scale encirclement of the Japanese army began from both wings.

The tanks of the 189th Division began to form an attack formation, forming a torrent of tanks that stretched for 5 kilometers. Behind these tanks were a large number of infantry, including soldiers of the 189th Division in grass green military uniforms, and some in various colored military uniforms.

Sichuan Army soldiers.

These Sichuan Army soldiers were soldiers of the 125th Division of the 22nd Army. When Sun Zhen learned that the 98th Army planned to encircle the Japanese, he did not hesitate to send his own soldiers out.

Now these Sichuan Army soldiers looked at the 189th Division soldiers and the weapons in their hands with complicated eyes. They actually had a machine gun in their hands. They really lived up to their reputation.

Sun Zhen, the commander of the 22nd Army, looked at the soldiers of the 98th Army with envy on his face. This is the real army! Even the little devils don't have such a powerful army!

"Brother Nie's troops are indeed very powerful. I think even the Japs' troops can't compare to you. The title of East Asia's First Division is definitely well-deserved."

Sun Zhen laughed and said to Nie Ziwen that after learning that the 98th Army passed through Lincheng, he immediately came to say thank you.

During these five days, the 98th Army airdropped to them a total of 8,000 Mauser rifles, 800 Czech light machine guns, 2,000 shell pistols, 80 60mm mortars, 40 81mm mortars, and 36 92nd Infantry

Cannons and a large number of bullets and shells.

These many high-quality arms were something they had never thought of before. After obtaining these weapons, the strength of their Sichuan army had increased unprecedentedly, which made Sun Zhen extremely grateful.

But this also raises a question, that is, how to replenish these bullets and shells after they are fired.

You must know that many of the weapons of the Sichuan Army are made of local materials and are not compatible with these ammunition calibers.

Sun Zhen also hopes that the Kuomintang can replenish the ammunition consumption for him, but he knows that this is absolutely impossible. Think about it, they didn't even bother to send them a map before. Do you want them to replenish precious artillery shells for them? Or don't dream.

Got it!

So now there are only two ways. One is to buy some ammunition from the 98th Army, but the Sichuan Army has never been very wealthy.

For example, before leaving Sichuan, Zhang Xuanwu, the leader of the 727th Regiment, spent his own money to buy 2 light machine guns in the market. This was a far cry from the 800 light machine guns supported by the 98th Army.

Of course, it can also be seen from here how bad the Sichuan Army's economic situation is, so purchasing ammunition supplies is not very feasible.

The last one was to hope that the 98th Army could replenish ammunition for them. Of course, these words were a bit hard for him to say.

The 98th Army has already supported them with so many weapons and ammunition for free, and he actually asked them to provide supplies. This is really going too far.

But he still raised the question very cryptically, which made him feel red in the face and extremely ashamed.

But he really had no choice. Without bullets, those rifles and cannons would be worse than fire sticks. How could he fight the Japanese with all his strength?

Nie Ziwen listened to his words but did not mean to laugh at him at all. They had thought of this problem before setting off, so they told him that they needed to ask Lu Mingxuan for instructions.

So they were preparing for war here while waiting for Lu Mingxuan's call back.

"Commander Sun is really overrated. All of this is due to our military. Without our military, there would be no such a powerful force."

Nie Ziwen said sincerely.

"Brother Nie, you're out of town again. Didn't I tell you to call me Brother Sun? Tell me, Commander, to see out more."

Sun Zhen pretended to be unhappy.

"Okay then, Brother Sun."

Nie Ziwen couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Is this right? I have been famous for your military position for a long time, and I really hope to meet you. However, due to the busy war, we really have no chance to meet you."

Sun Zhen sighed and said.

At this moment, a messenger ran over.

"Reporting to the division seat, the military seat needs an urgent call."

Sun Zhen couldn't help but become nervous when he saw this. How did Lu Mingxuan plan to help him solve this matter?

Nie Ziwen smiled and took the telegram, glanced at it and handed it to Sun Zhen.

"Brother Sun, please take a look."

After Sun Zhen received the telegram, he quickly read it carefully, but the more he looked at it, the more shocked he became.

The telegram stated that Lu Mingxuan was willing to provide the 22nd Army with 1 million rounds of ammunition, 50,000 grenades, and 10,000 various artillery shells for free every month.

If Sun Zhen wants more ammunition, Lu Mingxuan can sell them some ammunition at cost price.

When Sun Zhen saw the prices of the ammunition, he was shocked, because the prices were so cheap that he couldn't believe it.

For example, the purchase price of Mauser point bullets on the market is US$50 per thousand rounds, but Lu Mingxuan proposed a price of US$10 (US$3) per thousand rounds.

What is the cost price here? This is simply a free gift!

Seeing this, Sun Zhen wanted to take out all the money he had and then go to Lu Mingxuan to buy ammunition.

Moreover, Lu Mingxuan also specifically pointed out that during the joint operations of the 22nd Army and the 98th Army, no matter how much ammunition they consumed or how many cannons they lost, Lu Mingxuan would double the replenishment for them.

In other words, the more ammunition they consume, the more ammunition they can replenish.

Oh my God! Doesn’t this encourage them to consume ammunition desperately?

If his men had been told, they wouldn't have thrown shells at the Japs' heads with all their might.

When he thought of this, Sun Zhen felt incredulous.

This is simply a good thing that you can’t find even with a lantern. Is there such a good thing in the world?

When he thought of this, Lu Mingxuan's impression in Sun Zhen's mind became extremely high.

Compared with the Kuomintang, Lu Mingxuan is simply his caring person.

So Sun Zhen held Nie Ziwen's hand with great excitement and said: "Please be sure to thank you for my military seat. In the future, whenever our 22nd Army is useful, just give us your orders. Whether it is going up the mountain of swords or down into the sea of ​​fire, my Sun

Zhen will never frown."

Nie Ziwen also said with a smile on his face: "Brother Sun is so polite. Our military commander also admires your 22nd Army very much. As a friendly force, it is our duty to provide you with the support we can."

The development of the matter to this point did not surprise him at all. He had discussed this issue carefully with Lu Mingxuan before setting off.

With the current strength of the 98th Army, it is really difficult to resist the Japanese attack alone, so the 98th Army needs powerful helpers.

Why did the Battle of Xuzhou fail? With China’s nearly 600,000 troops, why was it not a match for the 240,000 Japs? Of course it was because [***]’s weapons and equipment were not as advanced as those of the Japs!

Many of Xuzhou's garrison were local miscellaneous armed forces. The weapons and equipment of these local armed forces were very backward. Some used homemade guns and small cannons, and some were even equipped with broadswords and spears.

How could you possibly be a match for the heavy artillery of the Japanese aircraft with these weapons?

How can we make friendly forces stronger as quickly as possible?

Lu Mingxuan and Nie Ziwen both have the same point of view, which is to arm those local armed forces.

As long as even 200,000 local troops are armed, the strength of the Xuzhou garrison will make a qualitative leap. At that time, Lu Mingxuan can completely use his troops as the main force, and then use these local armed forces as supplements to eliminate a large number of Japanese troops.

!Even recover some occupied areas!

Lu Mingxuan did have an agreement with Chiang Kai-shek in the past not to sell weapons to local armed forces, but Lu Mingxuan was not very powerful at that time.

As Lu Mingxuan's strength grew, he gradually no longer took this agreement to heart.

So what if he violated the agreement? Did Chiang Kai-shek dare to revoke his post? Or kill him like he did to Han Fuju?

If he really did this, how would the world view him? You must know that he, Lu Mingxuan, did this from the moral high ground, and everyone could see the benefits of his doing this to the country.

At this moment, a messenger ran over.

"Reporting to the commander's seat, Brigadier Zhang has sent a message. They have arrived at the designated position and can cut off the Japanese retreat at any time."

After hearing what he said, Nie Ziwen couldn't help but said with great joy: "What a great job. Notify the entire army and immediately launch an all-out attack on the Japanese as planned."

"As you command, military seat."

"Then Brother Sun, let us work together to defeat this Japanese army."

Nie Ziwen laughed and said to Sun Zhen.

"Okay, Brother Nie is indeed a hero. Today, Brother Nie and I will defeat the Japanese army together."

Sun Zhen also said proudly.

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In the lush fields, Li Zhengqi's armored troops were driving south at high speed, kicking up dust all over the sky.

More than 800 meters behind his team, a large number of Japanese chariots, trucks and cavalry were chasing them.

Some Japanese cavalrymen waved their sabers arrogantly on their horses while desperately mocking the 189th Division.

Li Zhengqi sat in a No. 4 tank and sneered.

Chase! Chase! There will come a time when you cry!
To be continued...