sbdcsierra Chapter 367 Celebrities!
Chapter 367 Celebrities!
Meanwhile, the Eastern Front (Guangxi direction) Front Command Headquarters.
Compared to the western front, the eastern front deployed significantly more troops, amounting to five or six corps, totaling nearly 23 men. Of course, the enemy also deployed a substantial force on the eastern front. Both sides deployed their elite troops, which inevitably resulted in greater casualties.
Inside the command post, the atmosphere was equally serious and tense, but a battle situation report from the western front, along with an accompanying printed briefing, which had just been circulated, also caused several leaders to show expressions of surprise.
The deputy commander held the thin sheet of paper, his tone filled with disbelief.
"Old Xu, take a look at this... On the western front, a reconnaissance squad of seven or eight men went deep into enemy territory, sneaked into their division headquarters, and captured Mei Ronglan, the commander of the enemy's 345th Division, alive... I heard that when they took him away, the old bastard was naked, messing around with a woman..."
The commander-in-chief, known as "Old Xu," took the briefing. His sharp eyes quickly scanned the text, and his usual serious expression softened slightly. He raised his eyebrows, revealing a faint look of surprise and amusement.
"Huh! Such a thing exists?"
After reading it, he put down the briefing and tapped his fingers lightly on the table.
"In enemy-occupied territory, where we were unfamiliar with the area and the enemy had the advantage in terms of environment and terrain... Under such circumstances, we were still able to raid the enemy's division headquarters and capture the division commander alive..."
He shook his head, his tone neither one of admiration nor disbelief that it was too dramatic.
"They're quite bold and lucky, but to achieve this demonstrates that this squad's military skills, psychological resilience, and adaptability are all top-notch."
It seems that Blind Yang's side has indeed produced some promising young fighters who are capable and willing to take risks.
Another leader also came over to take a look and laughed:
"If this news gets published later, it will probably attract more attention than if we had captured two positions. Capturing the enemy division commander alive, especially in this way... It's too dramatic, and it'll be a real blow to the enemy. They've lost face big time!"
A murmur of discussion arose in the command post. Clearly, this "frivolous" battle report from the western front, with its astonishing results and dramatic events, had brought a different kind of ripple to the tense battle situation.
Meanwhile, at that simple rest stop in Gantang, the "protagonists" who had created this sensation were wolfing down their hot meals, completely unaware of the praise and the "celebrities" about to be hailed as the talk of the army.
Zhang Haiyang ate until his mouth was covered in rice grains, his face almost buried in the lunchbox. In just a few minutes, he had shoveled it all away, picked up his military water bottle, and gulped down half of it before letting out a satisfied burp.
"Wow, I'm finally alive! But Yuemin, if we could have a Western meal at Lao Mo or Xinqiao Restaurant in Beijing, or a hot pot at Donglaishun, that would be wonderful."
Zhong Yuemin smiled,
"Okay, save your stomach for when this counterattack is over. I'll treat you guys to something later, order whatever you want. Mantun, Tiezhu, Lao Qin... if you ever come to Beijing, be sure to look me up."
Wang Tiezhu said:
"Yuemin, Haiyang, Ningwei, you guys are the best. You're all from Beijing, and you get to watch the flag-raising ceremony every day. My biggest wish is to be able to go there and watch the flag-raising ceremony someday. I would be very satisfied if I could see it just once."
"What's so difficult about that?"
Zhang Haiyang patted his chest confidently.
"Once this is over, we'll all go to Beijing. Yuemin's a nouveau riche, he's got plenty of money. Let's rip him off. We'll visit everything—the Forbidden City, the Great Wall…"