"Captain, what's wrong? Is this thing valuable?" Seeing that Ding Wei's expression was wrong, Ma Han asked with some confusion.
Ding Wei nodded, his eyes fixed on the alliance flag and could not move away for a long time.
This thing is such a good thing that you can't buy it back even with a thousand dollars.
The regimental flag is a very special existence in the Japanese army.
It started when Emperor Meiji personally presented the military flag to the 1st and 2nd Guards Infantry Regiments.
From then on, when the Japanese army formed a new infantry regiment or cavalry regiment, the emperor would personally confer the military flag, which was regarded as the core of the unity of the army. The spirit of the soldiers towards the military flag was unparalleled in the world.
certainly.
Not just any unit can own this united flag.
It must be an established infantry regiment and a cavalry regiment to be eligible to own it, so it is also called a regiment flag in the military.
According to the rules of the Japanese army, if the military flag is present, it will be organized, and if the military flag is lost, it will be punished. Therefore, the military flag is a very important thing in the Japanese army.
After all, once the alliance flag is lost, the entire alliance, top to bottom, will commit suicide.
Therefore, the Japanese Army is also very strict in the selection of flag bearers. For this broken flag, there is a special flag guard.
It is estimated that the sudden appearance of the 28th Regiment caught the Sakata Regiment by surprise, leaving them no time to burn.
Under normal circumstances, they will independently judge whether they need to burn the regiment flag. Therefore, throughout World War II, the Allied forces were eager to capture the Japanese flag, but they failed to do so.
This is most likely the only regiment flag currently captured after the Japanese regiment was completely defeated by the Eighth Route Army.
If this matter can be publicized, it will definitely attract a large group of people who want to join.
Ding Wei had previously been thinking about how to build the reputation of the 28th Regiment.
If you look at it now, won't the opportunity come?
Compared with the capture of an alliance flag, the annihilation of the Sakata Alliance seemed a bit unworthy of mention.
Nothing can prove your strength better than defeating a powerful Japanese regiment and capturing a complete regiment flag.
The incident of the 28th Regiment's breakout caused quite a stir in Jizhou, and it was not hidden. As long as someone who is interested can do a little research, they can figure it out.
Ding Wei can be sure that it won't be long before the intelligence agencies of all parties will learn that this battle was carried out by the 28th Regiment!
Thinking of this, Ding Wei couldn't help but feel happy, his life in the future would not be too boring.
When the little devil knows that the regiment flag has been captured by the Eighth Route Army, he will definitely be very angry. Then the life of the 28th Regiment will definitely not be boring.
The most important thing now is to develop and strengthen the 28th Regiment before the Japs come, so as to cope with the Japs' subsequent raids.
The Japs' raid has just failed. With the Japs' poor nature in raiding, it won't be long before they prepare for the next raid.
The gap during this period is an opportunity for the development of the 28th Regiment.
"Ma Han, stop being silly and count the losses of our regiment, as well as how much equipment we have harvested."
Ding Wei looked at the confused Ma Han and ordered: "Let the cooking team cook something delicious. Our soldiers have worked hard today. After eating, let the soldiers have a good rest."
"Yes!" Mahan stood up, saluted, and ran down quickly.
"The coalition flag, this is a good thing." Ding Wei put the coalition flag back into the box and waited for the next time he went to the brigade headquarters to give it to the brigade commander as a greeting gift.
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Jinju Castle, First Army Headquarters.
An extremely angry voice sounded from the headquarters.
"Bagaya Road, what are you talking about? The Bantian Regiment was wiped out in Cangyun Ridge." Shinozuka Yoshio's bean-sized eyes were fixed on the Major of the Communications Department in front of him.
"Hai, your Excellency, Commander!" the Japanese Major suddenly said.
Although his expression was calm, there was already a storm in his heart. The weight of these four words, Sakata United, was enough to prove it all.
"This is simply impossible." Shinozuka Yoshio waved his hands vigorously. He did not believe at all that the first army's ace unit, the Sakata unit, would be annihilated by a group of Tubal soldiers in Cangyun Ridge.
"The Tubal Road in the Jinzhou area simply does not have such combat effectiveness!" Shinozuka Yoshio snorted coldly: "Even if they did, they would have to send at least one army to be able to fight the Sakata Alliance!
If they can really send out an army of troops, there is no way the Eighth Route Army stationed in the local area would not notice it!"
Shinozuka Yoshio's words revealed a bit of coldness: "The new group that Sakata-kun besieged in the afternoon was just a small group with less than a thousand people!
According to the message Sakata-kun sent earlier, they have designed to surround them, how could they have the ability to resist!"
"Hai!" the Japanese Major nodded and said again: "Although this thing sounds incredible, according to the intelligence from the troops we sent later.
The commander of the self-defense alliance, Nobutetsu Sakata, was all smashed to pieces on Cangyun Ridge. Judging from the traces on the battlefield, it seems that the army attacked from behind."
"Have you found out which unit attacked Sakata Regiment?" Yoshio Shinozuka took a deep breath and asked.
The Sakata Regiment was completely wiped out in Cangyun Ridge, which greatly stimulated Yoshio Shinozuka. The Sakata Regiment was the ace unit of his First Army.
Now that the Sakata Regiment has been destroyed, there is only one Kuroshima Cavalry Regiment left in the entire Fourth Brigade that can be regarded as a worthy member.
"Reporting to your Excellency, Commander, according to the information provided by the Special High School Division, the troops attacking Sakata Regiment should be the 28th Regiment." Major Dun said.
Then he handed the message to Yoshio Shinozuka in a respectful manner, and at the same time took out a bullet casing from his pocket and placed it gently on the table.
Yoshio Shinozuka glanced at the bullet casing and looked at the major with a strange expression.
The Major paused hurriedly and said: "Your Majesty Commander, this is a bullet casing found on the battlefield. I have asked experts to identify it.
This kind of cartridge case comes from a submachine gun, and it is also a Boletta submachine gun..."
"Submachine gun..." Shinozuka Yoshio frowned, suddenly remembered something, and asked in surprise: "What did you just say, 28th Regiment?"
When he first heard the name of the 28th Regiment, Yoshio Shinozuka felt familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere.
When I heard the Boletta submachine gun again, I suddenly realized that this was not a weapon only owned by the Prince's escort!
The 28th Regiment attacked the Prince's Train, so it's not surprising that there was a Boletta submachine gun.
The 28th regiment, which turned Jizhou upside down and turned the imperial army into a pot of porridge, actually came to Jinzhou.
"Hai, your Excellency General!" the Major said suddenly: "The Special High School Division said that the 28th Regiment took advantage of the chaos and crossed Niangziguan and came to the Jinzhou area. A message about the specific situation has been written."
Yoshio Shinozuka hurriedly looked at the message. After scanning it briefly, his expression suddenly became solemn.
The situation of the 28th Regiment was much more serious than he imagined!