Chapter 118 Tears are salty!
"Shut up, everyone. How can you keep swearing? Do you behave like a soldier?" Cun Yunsheng took a deep breath, glared at everyone, and then looked at Zhu Maoqin.

"Captain Zhu, I'm sorry that my subordinates are ignorant."

Who knew that Zhu Maoqin shook his head to show his understanding.

"Captain Zhu, if I remember correctly, when the Fifth Army withdrew, the Sichuan Army Corps donated a regiment of American equipment and even a battalion of artillery. These were all in accordance with US military standards." Cun Yunsheng was filled with rage, but reason told him not to be angry.

Anger would cloud his mind, so he forced himself to calm down.

He now only wanted to know why the Fifth Army did not move into southwestern Yunnan as previously discussed.

Although the 200th Division suffered heavy losses, the rest of the Fifth Army did not suffer much.

Equipped with American weapons, it is entirely possible to block the Japanese army outside southwestern Yunnan.

Now the Japanese army not only occupied Tengchong, but also reached the Nujiang River.

This made him very angry.

In response to Cun Yunsheng's questioning, Zhu Maoqin remained silent for a long time, and finally spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Feel sorry……"

Looking at Zhu Maoqin's expression, Cun Yunsheng was very angry. He wanted to question Du Yuming, but in the end he held back, took the letter from home and started reading.

The content is nothing more than instructing Cun Yunsheng to kill the enemy well and drive away the Japanese army as soon as possible.

Don't lose the face of a man of the Cun family.

Tears flowed down my cheeks unconsciously.

His fists were clenched tightly.

At the end of the letter, he wrote that he was old and most of his body was buried in the ground, so he was unwilling to live in a foreign land and therefore rejected the kindness of the Fifth Army.

Tell him not to blame the soldiers of the Fifth Army.

He was born in Tengchong, and finally hoped to be buried in Tengchong.

This is his last wish.

Seeing this, Cun Yunsheng also understood that it was not that the Fifth Army did not send people to rescue Tengchong, but that Old Man Cun himself was unwilling to leave Tengchong.

"Captain Zhu, my grandfather has already explained the cause and effect of the matter clearly. I also know that this has little to do with the Fifth Army." Cun Yunsheng took a deep breath, regained his composure, then looked at Zhu Maoqin and spoke.

With these words, Zhu Maoqin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

But the next sentence made Zhu Maoqin break out in a cold sweat.

"But this doesn't mean that I can forgive the Fifth Army. If I remember correctly, the Fifth Army promised at that time to retreat to southwest Yunnan and protect the people there."

"What about now? A large area of ​​southwestern Yunnan has become the Japanese-occupied area. How does the Fifth Army feel?" Cun Yunsheng looked at Zhu Maoqin and said indifferently.

"General Du Yuming, do you have anything to say?"

Hearing this, Zhu Maoqin showed a bitter expression, he knew that the misunderstanding of this matter had become even deeper.

"Captain Cun, if I were to say that this was not General Du Yuming's original intention, do you believe me?"

"I believe it." Cun Yunsheng nodded without hesitation.

"I see. This is what Shancheng means. So you are stationed in the Kunming area and are resting, right?"

Zhu Maoqin was as surprised as if he had seen a ghost. He had never told Cun Yunsheng about the current situation of the Fifth Army. How did Cun Yunsheng know about it?
Could it be that someone revealed the situation of the Fifth Army in advance?
It shouldn’t be!

If I had known in advance, I would definitely have known about Mr. Cun’s sacrifice.

"Don't doubt it, I guessed it." At this moment, Cun Yunsheng's mind became calmer and he sneered.

"Since we have given up on defending southwest Yunnan, the only place where tens of thousands of soldiers of the Fifth Army can rest is Kunming."

"By the way, we can also monitor Long Yun's Yunnan Army and those people in the mountain city."

"The war isn't over yet, but you're already playing tricks on your brothers. Aren't you afraid of discord among the soldiers?"

Since the Fifth Army did not garrison in southwestern Yunnan as previously agreed, there is no doubt that it will be stationed in Kunming.

Using the pretext of rest and recuperation to monitor Long Yun's Yunnan Army was a trick that the man in Shancheng often did.

If he remembered correctly, he was eager to take action less than two months after the war ended.

The confidence behind the attack came from the Fifth Army stationed in Kunming.

After all, the Fifth Army had been fully equipped with American weapons at that time.

It was impossible for Long Yun's Yunnan Army to confront the Fifth Army head-on.

During this period, Du Yuming was always on the bench because the campaign in Burma failed and someone had to take the blame.

Cun Yunsheng's words were like a thunderclap, shocking everyone else in the meeting room.

They didn't expect the water to be so deep.

Then he looked at Zhu Maoqin, only to see that he was silent and did not respond at all.

It was obvious that Cun Yunsheng had guessed it right.

After a long time, Zhu Maoqin said with a bitter expression.

"Today, I have witnessed Captain Cun's analytical ability."

"Okay, stop flattering me. Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, Captain Zhu, please go back to where you came from. I still have military matters to attend to, so I'm sorry I can't see you off." Cun Yunsheng didn't even have the mood to keep the other party for dinner and directly drove him away.

Hearing this, Zhu Maoqin smiled bitterly, then shook his head and left the meeting room.

When Zhu Maoqin left, Bu La started shouting even louder.

"Commander, let me lead the Second Battalion to Tengchong to avenge Master Cun."

"Commander, and me."

"Commander..."

"Shut up," Cun Yunsheng shouted, and everyone fell silent. Even Mi Long, who was always a lively guy, didn't dare to say anything at this moment.

Everyone knows that an enraged regimental commander might really not recognize any relatives.

"All battalions and companies continue to complete the reorganization as planned. Those that have already completed the reorganization should go to the riverside to conduct live-fire drills. The target is the Takeuchi Regiment. Bullets are supplied freely. Whoever refuses to fight back will be beaten to death." Cun Yunsheng still spoke in a cold voice.

"Yes, Commander." Everyone responded in unison.

"Meeting dismissed."

The others left the meeting room first, while Meng Fanle, Long Wenjian and Lin Yi stayed.

"Didn't we say to adjourn the meeting? Why are you still staying? I won't take care of your dinner." Cun Yunsheng glared and said unhappily.

"Commander, why don't you cry? People say that crying will help. Holding it in can cause trouble." Meng Fanle hesitated for a moment and began to persuade.

"Get lost, I'm going to cry?" Cun Yunsheng cursed, and somehow his eyes became red again.

Tears flowed down again uncontrollably.

The other three looked at each other and remained silent.

Outside the door, the officers of the Sichuan Army did not leave, but waited outside.

From time to time, bursts of suppressed crying could be heard, and it was obvious that the people inside were suppressing their emotions.

The others looked at each other and felt the anger in their hearts.

Then they nodded and left the regiment headquarters.

About ten minutes later, Cun Yunsheng came to his senses, exhaled, and wiped his tears.

"I'm telling you a joke."

"No, Commander, this is your true nature. If you didn't react at all, I would suspect that you were cold-blooded." Meng Fanle quickly shook his head and said.

"Commander, do you want me to take my brothers to Tengchong and collect Mr. Cun's body?" Long Wenjian suggested after hesitating for a moment.

Who knew that Cun Yunsheng would just shake his head and refuse.

"Now that the Japanese army has occupied southwestern Yunnan, martial law will certainly be imposed everywhere. We should not sacrifice our brothers' lives in vain."

"Besides, my Cun family has guarded Tengchong and the entire city of Enshi for generations, and my grandfather's body will not be disturbed in any way."

After hearing this, Long Wenjian didn't say anything.

"Commander, are those people in Shancheng really going to just give up on southwestern Yunnan?" Lin Yi's eyes were still full of disbelief.

"Is there any need to say this? Didn't you see that Zhu Maoqin has already admitted it?" Meng Fanle said unhappily.

He didn't have much good feelings towards the people in the mountain city, so naturally he didn't have much respect for them.

"Alright, stop talking nonsense. We need to speed up the reorganization. I must avenge this blood feud. Let the brothers work hard during this period and persevere."

"In two months, I will send troops directly to capture Lashio, cut off the retreat of the Japanese army in southwestern Yunnan, and then completely annihilate the 56th Division of the Japanese Army." Cun Yunsheng regained his mood and then pointed to the map and said.

The location of Lashio is very important. The Japanese army previously occupied Lashio and cut off the expeditionary force's retreat route.

The same is true now. As long as the Sichuan Army occupies Lashio, the Japanese army’s retreat will be cut off.

"Commander, there must be a heavy Japanese garrison in Lashio. I'm afraid it won't be that easy." Lin Yi hesitated.

The training during this period allowed him to gradually display his military talents and no longer be timid and cowardly as before.

Instead, he gradually showed the tenacious qualities that a soldier should have.

"Well, I know. So during this period of time, I will find a way to get more artillery. By then, even if Lashio is an iron wall, I will use artillery to blow it into ruins." If it weren't for the critical moment of reorganization, Cun Yunsheng would probably have ordered the Sichuan Army to send troops directly.

"Long Wenjian, your special agent company should not be idle during this period. Cooperate with Dong Jian's reconnaissance battalion to spread out and find out the strength of the Japanese troops stationed in Lashio and their firepower configuration, etc."

"Attack everywhere else and harass the Japanese army's logistics supply. I want to see how long the Takeuchi Corps can hold out."

"Yes, Commander."

"Stay here, everyone else, get out."

"Yes."

When only Meng Fan was left, Cun Yunsheng spoke again.

"Send a telegram to the garrison regiment at Leiyun Airport. The Japanese army may attack Leiyun Airport next. Ask the airport to strengthen its vigilance and transfer equipment at the same time."

"Ah? Are the Japanese army crazy?" Meng Fanle asked in disbelief.

"No, they are not crazy. If it were me, I would definitely destroy Leiyun Airport." Cun Yunsheng shook his head and said.

Leiyun Airport, although the name sounds like an airport, is actually an aircraft assembly plant. Half of the fighter planes of Chennault's Flying Tigers were assembled here.

There are even some machine tools here that can produce some aircraft parts.

After all, planes are often in combat and parts need to be replaced, and we can't ship every part from America.

That would be too time-consuming.

So some simple parts were produced at Leiyun Airport.

There are also workers and lathes that Cun Yunsheng envied.

When he knew that southwestern Yunnan could no longer be defended, he began to think about the workers and equipment at Leiyun Airport.

After listening to Cun Yunsheng's introduction, Meng Fanle finally understood why the other party was so sure that the Japanese army would attack the airport.

If the airport is not destroyed, it means that Leiyun Airport will continue to provide assistance to Chennault's Air Force.

If it were him, he would also destroy this important airport.

"Also, send another telegram to Yu Xiaoqing and tell him to send people to protect the workers and equipment at Leiyun Airport. As long as he can transport the people and equipment safely to Myitkyina, I will give him a regiment of American weapons and equipment." Cun Yunsheng's next words stunned Meng Fan.

Even think that the other person is crazy.

(End of this chapter)