Chapter 974 Expansion
In Zenda City, Yu Xiaoqing, who had just been promoted to division commander through connections, looked at the telegram in his hand and his hands began to tremble with anger.

"Asshole~!"

He finally understood why his superiors had often asked him, intentionally or unintentionally, whether the Sichuan Army had a troop left on the other side of the river, and why it had played a very important role, eliminating thousands of small groups of people.

When he heard the news, Yu Xiaoqing's first reaction was that it was fake. Most of the Sichuan Army troops under his command had escaped back. After all, they were the capital for his survival. How could he just leave them on the other side and let them live a miserable life?

Yu Xiaoqing immediately stated that all the Sichuan Army troops had returned and there were no Sichuan Army troops on the other side. His superior nodded and did not ask any more questions.

I thought the matter was over, but this morning the Communications Office received a telegram from Meng Gong.

The telegram started with the Sichuan Army Corps and ended with Lin Hao, which made Yu Xiaoqing stunned at first.

There was obviously no such person in his Sichuan Army Corps. When he saw clearly that it was the 88th Regiment of the 21st Division of the 186th Army, Yu Xiaoqing suddenly remembered.

Before he went to the battlefield, he went to the internment station to recruit soldiers. There was a cannon fodder regiment there, which contained some soldiers with rich combat experience.

Originally, he wanted to follow the principle of not wasting money, so he recruited them and then organized them into a separate organization to become his starting capital.

But when they got there, they found out that a Sichuan Army commander had packed up all the people in the shelter and took them away. The key point was that Lin Hao was also raising prices and actually giving the soldiers big dollars, which made Yu Xiaoqing so angry that he started cursing.

Now it was the Sichuan Army commander again. Naturally, Yu Xiaoqing didn't have a good face, but the Sichuan Army commander was doing better than him.

"Humph, who are you kidding? You wiped out an entire regiment of Xiaozizi? And you even seized the regiment's flag? Who are you kidding? You can't even fool those fools in the headquarters!" Yu Xiaoqing sneered.

The daily life of a fully staffed squadron? What does that mean?
This means that even if a Type A division is used to attack the enemy, there is no guarantee that the enemy will be 100% destroyed, and there is a high probability that the division will suffer a rout due to huge casualties.

Now the other side has wiped out an entire regiment with only more than a thousand people, and even seized the regiment’s flag. Who are they trying to fool?

Yu Xiaoqing was the first one who didn't believe it. If it was true, he would hit himself to death with a piece of tofu.

"Be careful with your words, Master!" Tang Ji suddenly said softly, "Be careful, there are ears on the other side of the wall."

"Yes, Uncle Tang!" Yu Xiaoqing seemed to remember something, thought for a moment and asked again:

"Uncle Tang, do you think this telegram is true or false?"

Tang Ji took the telegram, and after reading it, his brows twisted into knots. He couldn't help but shook his head, then sighed and said:
"It doesn't seem real. I have fought in wars for more than 20 years and have never heard of such a ridiculous thing. More than a thousand people actually wiped out a full-strength regiment!"

"These are not the bandits from the mountain. These are the common people. They are armed to the teeth and have very strong combat effectiveness. This is absolutely impossible." Tang Ji immediately denied it.

With Tang Ji's words, Yu Xiaoqing knew what was going on, and immediately sneered, "Send this telegram to the headquarters and see what they say!"

"Yes!"

Yu Xiaoqing was eager to see the 186th Regiment make a fool of itself. Aren’t you known as the Sichuan Army?

Once the authorities have investigated the matter, I wonder how you can cheat again? He still holds a grudge.

Not long after, the Communications Office received a reply from the headquarters. After reading the telegram, Yu Xiaoqing was stunned.

"How is this possible? How is this possible?"

Tang Ji saw Yu Xiaoqing's dazed expression and felt something was wrong, so he immediately took the telegram.

After reading the content, he felt as if struck by lightning. He stood there in a daze, muttering to himself.

"How is this possible? How is this possible? A regiment annihilates a whole regiment? And captures a city?"

Looking back at Yu Xiaoqing's expression, Tang Ji couldn't help but sigh. He felt that this incident was a big blow to the conceited and arrogant Yu Xiaoqing.

Before going on the expedition, Yu Xiaoqing vowed that he would be able to achieve great success and with the help of his family background, he would be surely promoted to major general.

What was the result? The First World War almost drove him into autism. He finally recovered a little and was promoted to division commander through his family connections, but his military rank was not promoted because he suffered a defeat.

Later, Xiao Zi reached Nan Tian Gate. The superiors said that as long as he could defend Nan Tian Gate and launch a counterattack, he would be promoted to major general.

Having regained his confidence, Yu Xiaoqing began to recruit soldiers and used his connections to get a batch of new equipment.

As a result, no counterattack came, but instead news of others' victory came. This made the proud Yu Xiaoqing hard to accept.

In his eyes, Lin Hao's so-called Sichuan Army Corps was just a cover to destroy Xiao Rizi's regiment.

However, what he did not expect was that Lin Hao actually wiped out an entire regiment. As for whether the regiment flag was real, he would not judge it, but retaking a city was a real achievement.

Comparing the two, people think that the commander of the Sichuan Army on the other side of the strait is the real one, and the Sichuan Army he formed looks more like a fake.

Although, he is indeed a fake.

"Xiaoqing, you have to cheer up and never give up. The hope of the Yu family lies on you." Tang Ji patted Yu Xiaoqing on the shoulder and said.

"I understand, Uncle Tang!" Yu Xiaoqing took a deep breath and then said somewhat dejectedly.

Soon, the news of the great victory of the Sichuan Army on the opposite side spread throughout the entire Zenda City, and there were discussions everywhere.

"Have you heard? There is also a Sichuan Army on the other side of the river. It is said that they have won several battles, wiped out a regiment, and killed Colonel Xiao Rizi." A soldier holding a Thompson submachine gun whispered.

"Yes, I heard that they were the earliest Sichuan Army Corps, and many of them are veterans of the Sichuan Army Corps."

"Hey, how do you know this news?" someone asked in surprise.

"Isn't there a small shop inside the shelter? The shelter director said so."

"It is said that before the expedition, the regiment commander, Lin Hao, gave everyone three months' salary in arrears, and also gave the new recruits ten dollars as a resettlement allowance."

"What? Dollars? That's not legal tender?"

When they heard about the ocean, many soldiers became interested. The successive wars in the country caused prices to soar.

The little bit of legal tender they were issued was deducted through layers of deductions, and sometimes it was not enough to buy a meal in a restaurant. Now when they heard that the Sichuan Army was issuing large amounts of money, they suddenly felt unbalanced.

"They are all members of the Sichuan Army, why are they treated so differently?"

"That's right. If you give me a lot of money, I can live a simple life to the death."

"Yeah, what can you do with this crappy banknote? A month's salary can't even buy a meal of twice-cooked pork."

At the shelter, the stationmaster had long remembered the soldiers' discussions. He had almost forgotten about Lin Hao. After all, there had been no contact for so long, and he was probably dead.

In the Second Battle of Tiandian, 100,000 troops went out to fight. The first wave was defeated, and less than half of them returned in the end. Even a general was killed in the battle.

Therefore, he did not think that the young team leader Lin Hao could survive, so he forgot Lin Hao's instructions.

Unexpectedly, such a short time later, loud news of victory was reported. The station chief was especially stunned when he heard that an entire regiment had been wiped out and a city had been recaptured. He then remembered the promise.

Recruit soldiers for me and send them to the mouth of Nujiang River, and I will exchange supplies with you.

Thinking of this, the director of the shelter's heart began to beat fast. He looked at the soldiers who were complaining in the distance. They looked like batches of supplies. Suddenly, a bold idea came to his mind.

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No matter how Yu Xiaoqing vomited blood, Lin Hao came to the temporary warehouse and counted the harvest.

There are many mahogany furniture piled up in the warehouse. The furniture looks to be in good condition and is worth a lot of money.

This thing has never been cheap since ancient times, and mahogany was indispensable for the renovation of the imperial palace in the past.

As the saying goes, wealthy people also like this kind of hardwood furniture, so the price remains high.

However, the most eye-catching things in the warehouse are the dozens of boxes of various sizes that have been opened.

Some of the boxes contained antiques, porcelain, calligraphy and paintings.

There are also a few boxes of jadeite raw stones, but the price of this thing has not been hyped up yet. Although the price is not bad, the market fluctuates greatly. After all, it is just a piece of stone. Don't count on it in a short time. In addition, there are several boxes of medicinal materials, most of which are aged medicinal materials. I don't know where the ginseng and Shouwu came from. After all, this is not a production area, but it does not affect their value.

Looking at the other boxes, it seemed very intuitive. They were filled with oceans, British francs and the like from various countries, but these did not arouse Lin Hao's interest.

Because Lin Hao's attention was completely attracted by the six golden boxes.

That’s right, these boxes are full of gold. Looking at the two tons of golden gold, Lin Hao still feels a little excited.

Lin Hao learned the origin of this gold after reading Takeuchi Renzan's diary. In addition to the gold transported from the mines, most of the gold was obtained by digging three feet deep underground under the order of Takeuchi Renzan.

Basically, whenever he arrived at a place, the first thing he did was to kill the rich and loot their gold and other jewelry.

Myanmar itself is a place rich in gold, and the wealthy families have hidden many gold ornaments. Naturally, they are unwilling to let go of them when the days come. If they were not afraid of too great a repercussions, they would have become arrogant long ago.

As a result, all the gold now belonged to Lin Hao. Nearly two tons of gold, but converted into US dollars, it was only over one million US dollars.

Therefore, the truly valuable things are still antiques, calligraphy and paintings, etc., whose future value is limitless.

After putting away the gold, Lin Hao was teleported to the United States again. He needed to purchase another batch of weapons and ammunition.

After all, the attack on Menggong City consumed nearly half of the stored ammunition, and as the territory expanded, more things were needed.

More importantly, the radar he wanted has been prepared. Having the radar means that he can monitor Xiao Ri's air raids at any time in the future.

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Lin Hao did not stay in the United States for long. After all, for Lin Hao, that place was just his supply station.

This time, they came to the United States mainly to receive two sets of the latest air defense radars, 40 newly produced P51D Mustang fighters, and 75 A32 tanks (modified) and infantry armored vehicles.

Taking into account the expansion of territory and the increase in population, Lin Hao recruited more than a dozen military talents and transferred a bullet production line to prepare for the production of bullets.

The so-called bullet production line does not refer to a single assembly line, but a series of basic supporting industries from gunpowder raw materials, copper smelting, to primer manufacturing and warhead suppression.

As for the production of guns and artillery shells, we can only consider it later after the industrial foundation is established.

Afterwards, Lin Hao forcibly transferred several 500-ton gunboats from the military orders of the American shipyards.

Although the firepower configuration is not very good, it is enough in the waters of Southeast Asia.

It’s not that Lin Hao doesn’t want to use larger warships, but he really doesn’t have any naval talent who can drive ships. It’s good enough for him to be able to operate a 500-ton gunboat now.

As for larger warships, we can only consider building large warships after we have recruited enough naval talents in the future.

Three days later, all the weapons and mechanical equipment arrived at Lin Hao's ring space.

At the same time, a batch of other materials such as grain, vegetables, butter, steel, oil, etc. worth tens of millions were also loaded.

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When he returned to Menggong City again, Lin Hao did not take out the supplies immediately, but went straight to the command center which was transformed from Takeuchi Renzan's headquarters.

"Commander, the theater commander has sent you a commendation!" As soon as he entered the command center, Meng Fanle stepped forward with a smile on his face.

"Award?" Lin Hao was stunned. He took the telegram, glanced at it, and said with a curled lip:
"This is too stingy. After destroying a regiment and capturing the regiment flag, he was only promoted one rank and only given a brigade-level organization? This is too fucking stingy."

At this time, the veterinarian could not help but say:

"Isn't this normal? We are the Sichuan Army Corps and have always been raised by a stepmother. We have no one behind us, so it's good enough to be given a brigade-level organization."

Hearing this, Lin Hao thought of his own organization, and then said sarcastically:

"That's right. Commander Fan captured the first regiment flag, but he was demoted to the deputy commander-in-chief of the 32nd Army."

"The 88th Army that Commander Fan had worked so hard to build was also replaced by He Yingqing's nephew. Naturally, we were also excluded from the 88th Army."

Hearing this, Meng Fanle, Long Wenjian and others fell silent. Although they knew before that Lin Hao was from the 88th Army, it was only after listening to Lin Hao's complaints that they realized the grudges and entanglements involved.

Then Meng Fan and others were also filled with righteous indignation and said:
"That's right, these sons of bitches are good at civil wars but not good at foreign wars. They are never behind in seizing power by force."

"We never received any equipment replenishment, but we only received ammunition on time. Even when we received it, it was in tatters. It's good enough to be assigned to a brigade."

Seeing that everyone could empathize with him, Lin Hao didn't say much. He just planted a seed in their hearts, which would eventually take root and sprout.

The most important thing right now is to accumulate strength, everything else is empty.

But at least we were given a brigade-level organization, so many things became justified.

"This great victory is all thanks to your desperate efforts. I, Lin Hao, am not a stingy person. I will reward you for your meritorious service!"

"Ma Dazhi!"

"Here!" Ma Dazhi immediately stood up and responded.

"Promoted to lieutenant colonel, the 1st Infantry Battalion will be expanded into an Infantry Regiment, with a tentative number of 2,000 men. You will temporarily serve as the battalion commander."

"Yes, Commander." Ma Dazhi was stunned for a moment, then he stood at attention and saluted.

Looking at Ma Dazhi who looked puzzled, Lin Hao couldn't help but remind him again:

"Ma Dazhi, your performance in this battle is unsatisfactory in my opinion. Your infantry-artillery coordination is barely acceptable, but have you practiced infantry-tank coordination for so long, and have you gotten used to it?"

"When encountering an enemy fire point, you must protect the tank from being approached by the enemy..."

After Lin Hao's reprimand, Ma Dazhi immediately expressed his opinion:

"Yes, Brigade Commander, when I get back I will change my combat thinking as soon as possible and practice infantry-tank coordination tactics more seriously!"

Lin Hao nodded, and instead of continuing to reprimand Ma Dazhi, he shouted to Long Wenjian:
"Dragon article."

"To!"

"Promoted to captain, A Battalion expanded to company-level organization, with a total of 100 people, weapons and equipment will be given priority!"

"Yes! Travel seat."

"Meng is annoying."

"To!"

"Promoted to major, the guard company is expanded to a guard battalion with 500 men."

"Yes, Captain."

"Zhao He!"

"To!"

"Promoted to captain, the tank company is expanded to a tank battalion!"

Originally, Zhao He was just a second lieutenant. When Lin Hao set up the tank battalion, he promoted him to first lieutenant. Now that the battalion-level organization has been expanded, he should be a major.

But Lin Hao decided to suppress it. After all, jumping two levels would definitely make some people uncomfortable.

"Milong." Lin Hao then turned his gaze to Milong. The director of the logistics department had always worked diligently, so it was natural that he should be promoted.

"Promoted to captain, the logistics department is expanding to a battalion-level unit."

"Yes, Captain."

After all, Milong was only a corporal before, and being promoted to captain was already a jump of several levels.

After the appointment was completed, Lin Hao could finally take a break. The guard came in to report that Felix was here.