Soon, on the Chongqing side,

Chairman’s residence,

The Chairman also received an urgent telegram from Commander Luo and Army Commander Du Yuming.

"Okay! Okay! What a great job!"

"As expected of our ace elite unit, the 200th Division is great!"

"The first battle abroad brought me good news right away, and it happened so quickly. It was really satisfying! This matter must be publicized to boost the anti-Japanese morale of all the troops in various places!"

"Just like Chief of General Staff Stilwell said, it must be well publicized!"

"This is the first battle abroad! As the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, I am so happy for them!"

After reading the expedited and encrypted telegram, the Generalissimo was really more elated than Chief of General Staff Stilwell, and kept shouting and rejoicing in his room.

This is the best news since the Battle of Changsha, and it is also news of victory in the first battle abroad.

So it’s no wonder that the Chairman is unhappy!

He hasn't heard any good news for a long time.

Since the Battle of Songhu, in the past few years, he has heard more news about defeats than all the news about great victories combined, and moreover, most of the country was really lost to the Japanese army.

Every time he thought about this disturbing thing, he would fall asleep without even realizing it.

Therefore, it was also because of this situation that he was able to dance for joy when seeing such a small victory, even happier than Chief of General Staff Stilwell.

"Convene a press conference for me right away. I want to give our heroic troops a good publicity just like Chief of General Staff Stilwell did!"

"This time will definitely inspire the morale and public sentiment of our entire army and civilians to fight against Japan and kill the enemy, and to defend our country!"

So after he was happy, the Chairman immediately called Wang Shihe, the chief of bodyguards, and gave him a series of instructions in front of him, asking him to follow his instructions immediately, give instructions to their news agency, and be responsible for convening reporters.

The meeting staff will arrange the news interviews.

After the Chairman of the General Staff and Chief of General Staff Stilwell held their own press conferences,

Suddenly, the reputation of the troops of the 200th Division of the Expeditionary Force began to arouse heated discussions at home and abroad.

Although it was hyped up by reporters,

But it can still be inspiring,

At least domestic patriots have started their anti-Japanese marches and anti-Japanese patriotic actions by donating money and materials in areas that have not fallen.

Even in the occupied areas, there are many people secretly celebrating and discussing this matter.

Of course, except for some areas where this news cannot be obtained, basically all the soldiers and civilians who know the good news will talk about it.

As for Liu Feiyang's current wife, Ji Shuying, she also saw the good news about He Feiyang's unit reported in the newspapers.

When she held the newspaper with good news tightly, she felt very excited.

She even cried silently. She cried happily because her husband Liu Feiyang was not only still alive, but also won the first battle abroad.

"You really did a great job and brought glory to the country! Feiyang!"

"Now everyone at home and abroad knows about your 200th Division and your existence!"

"I am proud to have an anti-Japanese hero like you, but you must survive! I have arrived in Chongqing, and I will wait for you to come back here. You must promise me to survive!"

While crying, Ji Shuying also kept praying for Liu Feiyang's wish to survive.

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But at this moment,

The large-scale incoming Japanese aircraft group had already reached the sky above Tonggu City where the 200th Division was preparing for air defense preparations.

"Buzz buzz! Buzz buzz! Buzz buzz!"

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

"Rumble, rumble! Rumble, rumble! Rumble, rumble..."

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Then came a series of air raids and bombing operations by the Japanese aircraft group.

Under the noise of aircraft engines, one after another aerial bombs were continuously dropped, bombing the Tonggu city where the 200th Division was located.

For a time, the city was filled with soaring flames, huge explosions, and buildings collapsing one after another. There were also billowing black smoke and gunpowder smoke rising up, covering the entire city.

city,

In short, for a while, the entire city was shrouded in the horrifying scene of raging war.

Fortunately, this time the 200th Division had already prepared air defense.

Therefore, except for the anti-aircraft machine gun troops of the 200th Division in the ancient city who are still insisting on air defense operations, most of the officers and soldiers are hidden in air raid shelters, air defense fortifications, and gun holes.

stand up,

As for those citizens in the ancient city who had not been evacuated, many of them were moved to safer places to avoid the indiscriminate bombing of Japanese aircraft groups.

However, there were still some citizens, or officers and soldiers of the 200th Division, who were injured or killed by the increasingly violent bombings of the Japanese aircraft.

So from time to time, there will still be bursts of shrill howls and calls for help...

But no one pays attention to these sounds now, because the Japanese bombing is too fierce, and the number of Japanese planes coming to bomb is also very large.

In addition, the sound of bombing and explosions from the Japanese aerial bombs was too deafening, so they quickly suppressed all the calls for help and the screams of the casualties, turning them into inaudible sounds.

arrived, and couldn't hear clearly.

After the crazy bombing by the Japanese planes, the entire Tonggu area was filled with smoke and ruins. There were also many soldiers and civilians killed in the bombing, as well as a large amount of scorched earth.

It makes people look horrified and feel that they are so lucky to be able to survive.

Because the number of Japanese aircraft groups that attacked and bombed this time was the same as the Japanese aircraft group that bombed the British Army's Magway Base, both numbering over a hundred.

Therefore, Tonggu City was also bombed by Japanese planes, and most of the places were in ruins.

It is really shocking and shocking.

"These damn Japanese planes! It would be great if we had an aviation force here to fight against them, so that we wouldn't have to hide like cowardly turtles and watch helplessly those who were injured and killed by them, and the entire

The city has been bombed and is almost in ruins! It was the same in our country in the past, but now that we are fighting abroad, we still see such a scene after the bombing that we don’t want to see!”

"I will definitely take revenge on these stupid devils!"

After the bombing of the Japanese aircraft group was completed that day, when the division commander Dai Anlan and the officers under him came out of their hiding places, Zhu Maozhen of the artillery regiment immediately became furious. He stared at the Japanese aircraft group that had gone away and roared continuously.

And all the officers and soldiers around him looked at the missing Japanese planes with similar expressions of resentment, clutching the weapons and equipment in their hands, wanting to take revenge by killing the two Japanese pilots right away.

Because this large-scale bombing by the Japanese aircraft group, these officers and soldiers who had been prepared for air defense also suffered some casualties.

Although there were not many personnel, two companies of troops were killed.

As for the number of innocent citizens and civilian casualties, it was over a thousand.

If the division commander Dai Anlan had not commanded and completed the air defense preparations in advance, I am afraid that facing such a large-scale bombing by the Japanese aircraft this time, there would definitely be more casualties among soldiers and civilians.

Therefore, those who survived also realized the importance of early air defense.

And they are even more resentful of the Japanese air force. Every soldier and civilian is eager to annihilate all those Japanese pilots face to face, leaving no one behind.
Chapter completed!