The expeditionary force began to dominate Southeast Asia by recruiting defeated soldiers

Chapter 265: New Soldier Li Chutou and the Japanese Major General Infantry Regiment Commander (Part

"A few devils are running over there!"

"I see, chase after him."

As the other soldiers chased the fleeing Japanese devils farther and farther away, the gunfire gradually died down, but the smell of blood and gun smoke still filled the air.

Captain Company Commander Lu Daniu happened to be passing by while cleaning the battlefield. When he heard that the Japanese division commander had been killed here, he hurried over.

When Li Chutou saw the company commander coming, he immediately stood up straight and wanted to salute as usual.

But he suddenly remembered that this was a battlefield, and according to regulations, he was not allowed to salute in order to avoid being targeted by the Japanese sharpshooters, so he forced himself to put his raised hand down.

Finally, he just whispered, "Hello, Company Commander."

Lu Daniu saw through Li Chutou's hesitation and couldn't help but smile. He patted Li Chutou on the shoulder and said, "Well done! I heard you killed a Japanese division commander? That's a great achievement!"

There was a hint of excitement and relief in his tone.

Li Chutou was very excited to receive attention and praise from his superiors.

In fact, Lu Daniu was not just an ordinary captain as Li Chutou thought.

If we trace his identity, he was a soldier who once served as a member of the guard platoon beside Zhang Chi.

The guard platoon was not a simple role. It was the most elite force around Zhang Chi at the time, responsible for protecting the general who would later become the supreme commander of the Anmin Army at any time.

As the saying goes, "a seventh-rank official is in front of the prime minister's door." As the Anmin Army continued to expand, Lu Daniu naturally quickly rose to the rank of captain after joining the field army.

Although Lu Daniu had many opportunities for promotion at one time, he never challenged for a higher military rank like Ma Qiu, the former guard platoon leader who had been promoted to major general and commander of the Construction Corps.

In fact, with Lu Daniu's military achievements, he could be mentioned again, but he himself liked the days on the front line, liked to stand in the hail of bullets, and fight the devils to the end with his own hands.

In addition, he hated studying. After completing the crash course for junior officers, he said he was unwilling to go to military school for further studies, so he eventually stopped at the rank of captain and company commander.

"Let me take a look at it." Lu Daniu looked at the Japanese ID card in Li Chutou's hand, his eyes lit up, and he reached out to take it.

When Li Chutou handed him the ID, there was still a hint of confusion on his face: "Company Commander, look, is this really the Japanese division commander? I think his epaulettes are wrong."

Although Lu Daniu had only received cultural literacy training within the Anmin Army, as a member of the guard platoon, he listened to Zhang Chi, the time traveler, talk about everything under the sun every day, so he had a lot of experience and soon saw the clues.

"This isn't the devil's division commander, it's the infantry regiment commander, so he's a major general."

"Infantry regiment commander? But aren't the Japs organized at the level of division-regiment-battalion-squadron-squad? We learned that in the literacy class. Company commander, don't scare me." Li Chutou scratched his head.

Seeing that Li Chutou and the others were still confused, Lu Daniu couldn't help laughing.

"You don't know this, do you?" Lu Daniu put his hands on his waist and said proudly, "After the Japanese's organizational reform, one infantry division is composed of three infantry regiments, and then there are other regiments such as search, logistics, and field artillery..."

Li Chutou couldn't stop nodding: "Yes, yes, isn't this the same as what we learned in the literacy class?"

Lu Daniu waved his hand and said, "Don't interrupt when the commander is speaking."

"Even in your literacy class, they didn't cover everything. Well, it's no wonder you didn't understand. Our literacy classes don't have that level of depth."

"Anyway, the Japanese considered that a single Lieutenant General would not have enough energy to manage the entire division, so they specially appointed a Major General Infantry Regiment Commander to manage the three infantry regiments."

As he spoke, Lu Daniu opened the certificate stained with Yoshida Tadayoshi's own blood and showed it to everyone.

"Captain of the 18th Infantry Regiment, have you seen these words?" Lu Daniu continued after showing them around.

"Did you see clearly? If this is the division commander, these words should be 'Commander of the 18th Division', not 'Commander of the 18th Infantry Regiment'."

The Japanese in the Showa era basically all used traditional Chinese characters. After a literacy training, several new recruits led by Li Chutou were able to recite these basic characters, so they subconsciously scratched their heads, not quite understanding what they were saying.

Li Chutou lowered his head slightly and said thoughtfully, "Company Commander, before joining the Anmin Army, when I was in the Gui Army, we new recruits had never come into contact with these things. No one taught us about the Japanese military ranks and organization."

"At that time, we were like animals, conscripted and pushed onto the battlefield. We knew nothing and were unprepared. Many of us didn't even know how to maintain our rifles."

He spoke with a hint of helplessness and emotion, "Just like that, many people like me died on the battlefield without knowing why."

Lu Daniu, who was from the 200th Division, looked at Li Chutou and patted him on the shoulder. "You're right. It was indeed like that in the past. But now, we are in the Anmin Army. You are no longer those senseless young men."

"Including you and me, every one of us is now a warrior with dignity."

He paused. "Look, now we not only have weapons and training, but we also have literacy classes, night schools, and even military academies. You new recruits are no longer like before, rushing in ignorantly. Your knowledge and experience are constantly growing."

"What the military teaches us is not just combat skills, but more importantly, the principles of being a human being and doing things. Each of you is valuable. You are not cannon fodder, nor are you sent to die."

Li Chutou nodded, and a warm power surged in his heart.

Here, Li Chutou truly realized that he was not a talking animal or a strong man, but a real person, and he was truly treated as a human being.

The soldiers around also nodded silently. Although their bodies were covered with dust and smoke, there was already light in their eyes.

The People's Army brought them not only the hope of victory, but also the dignity of being a human being and the faith of being a soldier.

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[Ding, congratulations to the host's soldiers for killing an enemy major general. Reward the host with a single-pore tubular double-base explosive formula.]

Zhang Chi, who was studying the next direction of advance in the command room, was startled when he heard the familiar system sound ringing in his ears. His brows raised slightly, and a surge of excitement surged in his heart.

This was the fifth major general killed in this battle.

I just don’t know whether they captured another puppet army major general who escaped home, or actually killed a Japanese major general?

With such doubts, Zhang Chi signaled to the staff around him that he had something to do and needed to be alone for a while. Soon he was the only one left in the command room.

本次会战中，之前击毙的4个少将获得的抽奖机会，在系统奖池抽奖中一共获得了2张工业兑换券、1本《军民两用人才之友》、1套MG42通用机枪设计图纸。