Chapter 48 Chapter Forty-eight On Rewards for Merit

The defense of Hengyang not only attracts the attention of the world, but it is also the focus of Chairman Jiang's attention at this time.Although the United States and the United Kingdom focused their operations on the battlefields of Europe and the Pacific and the Indian-Myanmar battlefields, India's "Imphal" dealt with three divisions of the Japanese army during operations. From the area as large as Henan to Hunan, the U.S. and British air forces currently only dispatched 5,000 sorties; compared with the Japanese attack on Hunan, which had 130,000 tons of munitions reserves, China as a whole only received 2,000 tons of U.S. supplies every month. Reinforcement supplies.

But the 10th Army withstood the first general attack of the Japanese army.This news is great for the committee members, it is tantamount to timely rain, making the committee members feel comfortable and proud.The anniversary of the July 7th Anti-Japanese War is here, and there is something to be said in the speeches of the committee members.Heavy rewards are required for the 10th Army. To this day, the Hunan War and the Hengyang Defense War have become a spiritual island for Generalissimo Chiang, who is in the midst of international and domestic struggles, to pray for all the time.The military strategic value of Hengyang cannot be overestimated.It is the intersection of the Guangdong-Han Railway and the Hunan-Guangxi Railway. It is also the throat that controls northern Guangdong, southern Hunan, and northern Guangxi. It is the barrier to enter the rear of the southwest. The most important pass for the Japanese army to open up the mainland communication line. Hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops came here. of.In addition, the defense of Hengyang is of great political and diplomatic significance, and the outstanding performance of the Kuomintang army at this moment can increase his powerful bargaining chips in the battle with Roosevelt.As long as Hengyang is still fighting, his waist will not be weak.He wanted to personally review the daily battle reports from Hengyang, and asked Dong Xianguang, director of the International Propaganda Division of the Central Party Headquarters of the Kuomintang, to focus on key points and carry out external publicity.

On July 8, the "Ta Kung Pao" published in Chongqing on the same day published a newsletter from the Central News Agency: "According to the military commission's announcement on July 7: During the fierce battle in Hengyang, General Ge Xiancai, the commander of a certain division of ours, led his troops to personally risk Poison gas, for the meritorious service in restoring the Zhangjiashan position, the government specially awarded the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal, and recorded a great merit. The company commanders, platoon leaders, and squad leaders who participated in the battle were also awarded a Loyalty Medal, and each recorded a merit once; All the officers and soldiers who defended the city with loyalty and bravery and outstanding service will also be rewarded!"

It turned out that as early as July 6, the 10th Army Headquarters had sent two telegrams from Chairman Jiang of the Military Commission from the 3rd Route Army Command of the Zhijiang Air Force in Xiangxi, Hunan.The effect is: 1. The admirable fighting spirit and the remarkable and great achievements of the soldiers of the 10th Army who fought the enemy bravely and held on to Hengyang.He also instructed all the officers and soldiers of our 10th Army to be brave enough to hold on for two weeks, cooperate with peripheral friendly forces, and attack internally and externally, in order to completely annihilate the enemy and create an unprecedented victory in central Hunan.

2. To commend General Ge Xiancai, the commander of the 10th Division of the Reserve, for his meritorious service in restoring the Zhangjiashan position, and was awarded a Blue Sky and White Sun Medal.Other meritorious personnel will be reported in detail by Commander Fang, and will be rewarded for their merits. Heh, what Chief of Staff Sun Mingyu is holding in his hand is the airdropped certificate of commendation.No wonder, General Ge Xiancai, who has always been prudent, couldn't restrain the excitement in his heart at this time, his eyes were shining brightly.This is the highest honor for a soldier, and the highest reward for a soldier in our country!How many people dream of it.

"Show me! Show me quickly!" Ge Xiancai said eagerly to Sun Mingyu. "Hey, see if you're in a hurry, don't give it, don't give it, don't give it!" Sun Mingyu also said jokingly. The two couldn't help turning around the big desk.Fang Xianjue looked at the two generals acting like children, and said happily in his heart: "Okay, okay, like children, I'm not afraid of my brothers' jokes!" Hearing the commander's words, the two stopped and carefully looked at the commendation order.I saw the letter: "Certificate of Medal (Yongzi No. 111)

In preparation for the 10th Division Commander Ge Xiancai, the Nationalist Government awarded the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal to him for the merits listed in Article 4 of the Army, Navy and Air Force Award Regulations.This card. Chiang Kai-shek, chairman of the national government July 7, Thirty-three Years of the Republic of China" "Brother Xiancai, now that you have achieved success and fame, you should be satisfied!" Sun Mingyu joked. "Shen Zuo, you know that. As a soldier, everyone wants to kill the enemy and do meritorious service and get honors, especially the highest honor bestowed by the country on soldiers. But, I am very afraid of getting this honor!" Ge Xiancai said with emotion.

"Yupu, what's the matter? It was fine just now, and I was as happy as a child. Now I feel emotional again?" Fang Xianjue asked with concern. "Junzuo, you have experience. It's just that you have a high level of morality and good cultivation, so don't talk about it!" Ge Xiancai seemed to be a roundworm in Fang Xianjue's stomach, and he felt it clearly. In fact, he was referring to something. He was referring to the third Changsha battle. Fang Xianjue, who was the commander of the 10th Reserve Division at the time, was able to command well and his troops were capable, especially the 28th Regiment, which was led by Ge Xiancai, went against the trend. On the ground, he fought back bravely, chased and killed the enemy, and defeated the Japanese army and fled.After the war, the National Government awarded the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal to Major General Fang Xianjue, commander of the 10th Reserve Division, and promoted Fang Xianjue to lieutenant general of the 10th Army; awarded the First Class Baoding Medal to Sun Mingjin, Ge Xiancai, etc., and promoted Sun Mingjin to Major General of the 10th Reserve Division Teacher, promoted Ge Xiancai to be the deputy commander of the 10th Preparatory Division.

During the Battle of Changde not long afterward, the 10th Army served as a reinforcement. It set off from Hengshan and traveled in the starry night. As a result, it encountered two superior Japanese troops with multiple divisions. minister.However, our army suffered heavy casualties, especially the reserve 10th division.Sun Mingjin, the commander of the Reserve 10th Division, was killed, Fang Xianjue, the commander of the 10th Army, was dismissed, and Ge Xiancai, the commander of the Reserve 10th Division, was seriously injured. After recovering from his injury, he was promoted to Major General of the Reserve 10th Division.

"Brother Xiancai, after the battle of Hengyang is over, the military department will engrave a stone on the rock of Zhangjiashan for you to commemorate, and please ask the army to write the words 'Shirtless General' in writing! How about it?" Sun Mingyu said with a smile . "Commander, Brother Mingyu, you have misunderstood me. Since ancient times, 'one general will be successful and ten thousand bones will wither'. I am thinking of the sacrificed Master Sun Mingjin and the thousands of brothers who fell! This honor should belong to them first. Without them, what success would we have achieved!" Ge Xiancai said from the bottom of his heart.

"Yes! Three victories in the battle of Changsha, and I also had the same mixed feelings when I received the 'Blue Sky and White Sun Medal'." Fang Xianjue couldn't help feeling emotional. Seeing the excitement of the two generals, Sun Mingyu felt the same way and nodded in agreement.The three of them were speechless for a while, and they couldn't help being silent. "The spring is over and the rain is falling, and the lips are still cold in their clothes. People go looking for herbs, and geese return to distant peaks. Xiaoshui added Xiangkuo, and Tang steles entered Song Dynasty.The name and surname should be written all over Yanfei. " Fang Xianjue slowly recited while walking in the room. Both Ge Xiancai and Sun Mingyu knew that this was a poem left by Zhao Shixiu, a great poet of the Song Dynasty, when he sent his friend Xu Daohui to visit Xiangjiang River in Hengyang. Yes, the great river is going east, and the waves have scoured all the heroes through the ages.Song followed Tang Tong, Song and Tang succeeded each other, not long after, time has changed, Tang poetry and Song Ci, things seem to be different; there are inscriptions and stone carvings on the rocks everywhere, how many people in later generations will know who is who!It doesn't matter whether it is famous for thousands of years, or it doesn't matter if it is bad for thousands of years, the merits and crimes of thousands of years have their own comments.The best monument is the wordless monument, which is the word-of-mouth that has been passed down from generation to generation!Only those who sacrifice their lives for the benefit of the country and the nation will be remembered by the people; they will live forever in the hearts of the people! The three generals were sighing with emotion. Lieutenant Colonel Dong Rusong, the chief of the military medical department of the military department, came in and reported: the field hospital of the military department was bombed, causing heavy casualties;Ask the head of the military department for instructions.