nycdaug Chapter 273 The Martyrs Cemetery of the Tiger Guards!
Chapter 273 The Martyrs Cemetery of the Tiger Guards!
"Master, I didn't look closely, I just glanced at the airport from a distance, but I think those planes are no worse than those of the Japanese."
Zhou Ming approached Zhou Weimin, thought for a moment, and then whispered to Zhou Weimin.
"Those planes are the latest German fighter planes. They are of course much more powerful than the Japanese planes."
"But we don't have many planes at the moment, so this information must be kept secret for the time being."
Zhou Weimin smiled after hearing Zhou Ming's words, and then whispered to Zhou Ming.
In fact, the reason why Zhou Weimin kept the plane secret for the time being was that he was worried that if the plane was exposed, it would affect the expansion plan of the Tiger Army.
The most important thing for the Huben Army now is its expansion plan, and this expansion plan was launched by the Huben Army in Chidong County.
It was precisely because the Tiger Guards wiped out the 37th Division of the Japanese that the Japanese became fearful.
It was also because of the battle in Chidong County that Commander Yan of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army no longer plotted against the Huben Army.
Without the harassment from the Japanese and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, the Tiger and Leopard Army could carry out its expansion plan in peace.
The Tiger Guards have already exposed their armored units, and what if they also exposed their aircraft?
So what would the Japanese and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army think?
The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army might not dare to have any ideas, or they might have some ideas, and Zhou Weimin couldn't grasp this.
But the Japanese will definitely take action. Maybe they will send reinforcements to support the First Army of the Japanese in Jin.
Because the Tiger Guards continuously exposed their armored units, the planes would make the Japanese feel unprecedented danger.
No matter how powerful the armored forces are, they are still ground forces.
But airplanes are different. They are air power. With airplanes, we have the possibility of bombing the Japanese at any time.
Then the initiative no longer lies with the Japs, but with the Tiger and Leopard Army.
Do you think the Japanese will take this seriously?
Therefore, Zhou Weimin would not reveal that the Huben Army had aircraft until the expansion of the Huben Army was completed.
"Young Master, I understand. I won't tell anyone else, not even Zhou Liang." Zhou Ming said seriously after hearing Zhou Weimin's words.
It’s always like this. Even if Zhou Weimin is talking about a very small matter, Zhou Ming always takes it very seriously.
"Yeah." After hearing Zhou Ming's words, Zhou Weimin nodded slightly, and then continued: "I've thought about it. I'm leaving now. You go take care of your business!"
Zhou Weimin left after saying this, and then returned to his office to deal with some things.
I had dinner with Qiao Linwei again in the evening, and the meal was still cooked by Qiao Linwei herself.
The food cooked by Qiao Linwei was not very delicious, but Zhou Weimin ate it very happily.
After dinner, he chatted with Qiao Linwei for a while. When it got dark, Zhou Weimin went to sleep next door.
Silent all night.
The next day, Zhou Weimin got up very early because today was the day when the fallen soldiers would enter the Martyrs' Cemetery.
Qiao Linwei also got up very early. After packing up, the two of them arrived at the Martyrs' Cemetery early.
When Zhou Weimin and Qiao Linwei arrived at the Martyrs' Cemetery, it was already full of soldiers.
"Master, Madam, the bodies of the brothers have been placed in place, and the coffins were also obtained by the brothers themselves on the mountain."
"As for those brothers whose families are in Jin, we have also sent people to escort them."
When Xu Hu saw Zhou Weimin and Qiao Linwei coming, he hurried forward and said to them.
Why haven't I seen Xu Hu in the past two days? Xu Hu has been dealing with this matter.
"Yeah." Zhou Weimin nodded slightly after hearing Xu Hu's words, and then said nothing more.
This was also Zhou Weimin's first visit to the Martyrs' Cemetery, as it had only been built not long ago.
It is called a martyrs' cemetery, but it is actually a mountain. However, this small mountain has been transformed by the Tiger Guards.
This mountain is not small, but not very big either, mainly because there are many saline-alkali lands around the mountain.
These saline-alkali lands cannot grow any crops and are of no use. This is why Chief of Staff Shen Fei chose this mountain as a martyrs' cemetery.
Now the place where Zhou Weimin and his friends are staying is a cemetery converted from saline-alkali land.
You should know that there are many cemeteries on this mountain. After all, it is a mountain.
There are many martyrs' shrines on the top of the mountain.
Zhou Weimin specifically requested the construction of a martyrs' grove of this scale.
The cemetery where Zhou Weimin stayed was semicircular, with rolling graves and many pine trees around it.
This was deliberately retained by Chief of Staff Shen Fei.
Because the soldiers who died in the Chidong County Battle were buried here some time ago, there are already many tombstones here.
It can be said that there is no end in sight.
You have to know that in the Battle of Chidong County, the Huben Army lost nearly 10,000 people, plus the soldiers who died while sweeping across northwestern Shanxi.
Tens of thousands of Tiger Guard soldiers are buried here.
The soldiers of the Huben Army who died in the past were not buried here, but in a cemetery to the west.
As the sky began to brighten, more and more soldiers came to the cemetery, including some family members, and there were some crying sounds among them.
At 9:30 in the morning, a long convoy drove in from outside and stopped at the gate of the cemetery.
The soldiers on the trucks got off one after another. They all changed into brand new military uniforms and wore helmets on their heads.
The officers wore wide-brimmed hats, and even Wang Dali, Wu Qianli, Sun Hu, and Liu Feng came with injuries.
At the officers' command, the soldiers also lined up in neat rows outside the cemetery.
The soldiers of the Huben Army in the cemetery also spontaneously stood on both sides of the road.
Ten minutes later, another convoy arrived and slowly drove to the cemetery and stopped.
The car doors opened and eight soldiers jumped out of each car.
The soldiers got out of the car and worked together to lift the coffin out of the car.
Seeing the coffin being carried out of the car, Xu Hu shouted loudly, "Salute!"
"Wow..."
Zhou Weimin, as well as the officers and soldiers of the Huben Army present, all raised their hands and saluted solemnly to their comrades who had died in the battle.
At this time, a drizzle came from the sky, as if crying for the heroes who died in the battle.
Just as the soldiers were lifting the coffin off the truck, several cars drove over from a distance with a roar.
Then they stopped at the entrance of the cemetery and more than ten people got out of the car.
After getting off the bus, the dozen or so people looked around first. After seeing Zhou Weimin's position, they all walked towards Zhou Weimin.
When Zhou Weimin took a look, he found that it was Sun Chu from the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, as well as Brigade Commander Chen from the Eighth Route Army, Kong Jie and others.
"My dear nephew, this is all Uncle Sun's fault. Uncle Sun is too late!" Sun Chu said with a serious expression as he walked in front of Zhou Weimin.
"Uncle Sun, if you have anything to say, we can talk later. Let me see my brothers off first." After hearing what Sun Chu said, Zhou Weimin said directly to Sun Chu.