A fire suddenly ignited on Cotton Boat Island, and the smell of diesel fuel and barbecue wafted in the wind, and Okamura Ninji sniffed and sniffed, and suddenly vomited.

This is the Cadet Army dealing with the dead bodies of Japanese soldiers. Except for the corpses that drifted along the river and didn't know where to go, there were more than 16,000 corpses of little devils on Cotton Boat Island alone. With so many corpses, five or six out of ten are still missing arms and legs, and it is particularly troublesome to deal with. This burning lasted for a full week.

"If you burn it, you can add a little fertilizer to Cotton Boat Island! In order to support our battle, the people on the island have taken refuge, and being able to give them a little more fertile land can be regarded as a little compensation from our Cadet Army-" Ouyang Yun instructed. The corpses of the devils are densely packed, which has actually become a difficult problem that the student army urgently needs to solve. In June, the weather is already quite hot, and if so many dead bodies are not properly disposed of and decompose, bacteria will inevitably cause a plague.

The Cadet Army attaches great importance to the work of cleaning up the battlefield. The remains of the fallen cadets should be collected, most of them will be cremated on the spot, and then the ashes will be brought back. As for some high-grade officers, or those whose identities cannot be verified, they will be brought back to Guangzhou.

The treatment of the dead is the reason why the Cadet Army has such a strong cohesion. Regardless of whether you are a lowest-ranking private, or a division commander or army commander, as long as you die in battle, then your life deeds will be inscribed in the military history museum of the Cadet Army for future generations to read.

For the corpses of the enemy, that should also be properly disposed of. Of course, they could not enjoy the treatment of firewood burning, they could only be splashed with diesel fuel all over their bodies, and then become a bowl of loess on Chinese soil in the raging fire.

actually won, and the results were so brilliant, the soldiers wandered among the corpses of devils, and many people had the feeling of being in a dream. The 3rd Division, plus the troops directly under the corps plus the artillery unit, said that there were nearly 30,000 people, but in fact, only the 7th Brigade and the 8th Brigade were the ones who were fighting with the little devils from beginning to end. The two brigades together were less than 7,000 people, and they actually withstood the onslaught of the little devils who were five times their own strength. The surviving cadets can't be overstated.

When the apprentices on Cotton Boat Island began to clean up the battlefield, Ouyang Yun began to return to the south shore with Bai Tassel and Chen Jiayao. You Xiaolian and Bian Jingdao protected each other, and the two of them were like aggressive roosters who did not fight each other all the time. Because of the capture of Yamamuro Zongwu, Bian Jingdao was named by Ouyang Yun to come to his side and became a battalion commander under Liu Kui. Liu Kui and Shui Hongsleeves were not there, and You Xiaolian was specifically responsible for Ouyang Yun's security work, so she and Bian Jingdao often intersected, and the two of them naturally matched each other. During this period of time, appreciating the open and secret battles between these two people has become a regular program of the assault company. For this reason, someone proposed to Ouyang Yun that these two people were too child's play, and they didn't know how much responsibility they had on their shoulders, and suggested that Ouyang Yun remove them. In this regard, Ouyang Yun only used one sentence to dispel the suggestion's idea of continuing to investigate: Did you make a mistake? Will they affect stability and unity? Don't you see? These two are Wang Ba and Mung Bean, and they are eye-to-eye. Worry-free, with them by my side, my safety factor will only improve.

The Niangzi Yunwei Regiment has been established for a long time, but this is the first time to fight with the army. Ouyang Yun's original intention of agreeing to the establishment of the Cloud Guard Regiment was to help some bosses in the army solve their personal problems. And now the story between You Xiaolian and Bian Jingdao is actually what he wants to see.

When Ouyang Yun returned to the south bank, he first commended the artillery unit under the command of Zhang Tianquan, and then sent a telegram to the whole country in the name of the General Headquarters of the Cadet Army, reporting to the people of the whole country on the progress of the war and the results achieved.

The news spread throughout the country, and immediately triggered a wave of "He Xuebing's army won a great victory in Madang".

In Chongqing, in the office of the chairman of the Supreme Military Commission, Lao Jiang looked at the telegram of victory from the cadet army presented by his attendants, and there was no trace of joy on his face, on the contrary, only a deep sadness.

Changsha, in the general headquarters of the national army on the south bank of the Wuhan Battle, Chen Cheng looked at the telegram of the victory, his face was happy and then worried, and later, he said to his henchmen: "The soldiers and horses should have achieved a great victory, but I am afraid, and then I will return to Guangzhou with merit!" The Japanese will not be able to suffer this loss in vain, and the next thing that will bear the anger of the Japanese on behalf of the army will be us. Pass on my order, from now on, the vacation days of officers at and above the battalion level will be cancelled, and the whole army will replace the war with training, and we must always be ready for battle! ”

Hankou, in the general headquarters of the national army on the north bank of the Wuhan Battle, Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi and Yang Sen, the three people had different expressions, among them, Li Zongren was sincerely happy, and he said again and again: "I said that Ouyang Yun will definitely be able to defend Madang, how about it?" I'm not wrong, right? ”

Bai Chongxi thought of another question, he said: "Ouyang Yun's arrogant strategy is a beautiful game. Swarm artillery tactics! Tall! In the future, we want to repeat this trick, but I'm afraid it won't be so cheap anymore. In the near future, we have to shrink our defenses. In the past, all the places that were occupied by tricks must also be withdrawn - when have the Japanese suffered such a big loss? They will definitely retaliate. We all know that the one in Chongqing is most afraid that someone will threaten his position, and the student army has achieved such a huge victory, think about it, with Ouyang Yun's current reputation, this will inevitably make him even more prosperous - this is definitely not what the one in Chongqing wants to see. I can predict that soon, the Cadet Army will be ordered to return to Guangdong--I have heard that the Japanese South China Front has recently been attacking the guerrilla base areas on the border between Fujian and Zhejiang. After the student army returns, who will become the object of catharsis for the Japanese? It's just us! ”

The focus of attention of the Japanese 2nd Army and the 11th Army during this period was the Xuebing Army and the Madang area, which gave Li Zongren and Yang Sen an opportunity to take advantage of the bold attack, and once expanded the Hankou defensive circle to the outer periphery. At present, the six divisions of the Sichuan Army under Yang Sen's command are the most prominent one that has been active on the Dawu and Guangshui lines, and has repeatedly won victories against Japan (most of the Japanese troops in these places exist in squadrons). Originally, Yang Sen was still very proud of Nabe's frequent victories, thinking that this had something to do with his usual teachings, but now, seeing the telegram of the Xuebing Army and listening to Bai Chongxi's analysis, he realized that this was not a good thing. As far as Yang Sen is concerned, the six Sichuan military divisions in his hands are the only guarantee of his current status, and he is naturally as nervous about them as if he were his own child. During this time, although the war against Japan was frequently victorious, he also knew that the element of cunning was very high. If the forces of both sides are equal, the Sichuan army has no chance of winning at all. Therefore, once he thought that the Japanese army might move southward in a big way, and his Sichuan army would bear the brunt of its wrath, he immediately accepted Bai Chongxi's view. He asked Bai Chongxi tentatively: "Chief of Staff Bai, according to you, a big war between us and the Japanese army is inevitable?" ”

"Yes! Now is the time to prepare. If it weren't for us to contain and attract a part of the Japanese army here, Ouyang Yun would not have won this battle so lightly. Commander Yang, I think you can ask Ouyang Yun for some compensation for the sacrifice of the troops during this time. ”