Chapter 1484 Trophy
"As the photographer pressed the flash switch, the generals participating in the Zhejiang-Fujian War Zone took a photo together and were permanently frozen on the film.
The next day, this photo appeared in major newspapers.
Immediately afterwards, local newspapers such as the Central Daily News, Ta Kung Pao, and Shenbao, as well as Western newspapers such as the Damei Evening News and Miller's Review began to report on the great victory in Yiwu in succession.
But what I'm patiently interested is that the focus of reports on local newspapers such as Southeast Daily, Central Daily, and Ta Kung Pao is on Yu Liangzhen and the soldiers from all sides.
However, newspapers with Western backgrounds such as the Damei Evening News and Miller's Review prefer to report on Zhong Yi.
In fact, there are also hidden political demands of both sides. The local newspapers have been clearly influenced by the National Government or President Chang, hoping to downplay Zhong Yi's role in this great victory.
Newspapers with Western background prefer heroism. Although Yu Liangzhen is also very handsome, who has not had the experience of studying abroad? Zhong Yi is different. Zhong Yi is not only handsome than Yu Liangzhen, but also younger and taller than Yu Liangzhen. What’s more important is that he is a graduate of West Point Military Academy.
Therefore, never think that Western media really adhere to objectivity, rationality, and neutrality. That is nonsense, and whoever believes is a fool.
However, Zhong Yi is truly famous all over the world.
Now, not only are the female college students in China sending love letters to him crazy and showing love, but also the female college students in China sending love letters from across the ocean to express their love to him.
Not long after the Battle of Yiwu ended, love letters began to be sent to the head of the Zhejiang-Fujian War Zone in Lanxi.
Zhong Yi's adjutant, Zhang Shiliang, must spend a considerable amount of energy to deal with these love letters every day. It is absolutely impossible to reply to reply. Zhang Shiliang is too busy even with eighteen hands. The only thing he can do is to sort these love letters and then put them into big bamboo boxes.
Zhong Yi may not be able to read these love letters now.
But who can guarantee that when he gets old, he can only remember his youth through these love letters? Therefore, as a responsible adjutant, he should still collect love letters.
Zhong Yi's mind is not above the love between children.
To be honest, Zhong Yi is really not a passionate man. If he were a man like Sun Yuanliang, he would not know how many concubines had married, but he had only two of them until now.
Xiao Bing still had no choice but to agree to marry him.
So Zhong Yi never thought about paying attention to those female students.
Zhong Yi has now fully devoted himself to the intense work and the aftermath work.
Although a war has ended, as the chief of staff of the Zhejiang-Fujian War Zone, Zhong Yi's work has not ended. He first counted the casualties of personnel, then counted the consumption of weapons, equipment, and ammunition and medicine, and finally counted the spoils. Finally, he had to make a summary report to prepare for the next battle.
Zhong Yi has now entered the stage of counting loot.
In this great victory, the number of Japanese equipment seized was very large.
The heavy equipment of the Guards Division, including a 150mm caliber field howitzer, a 120mm caliber field howitzer, a imitation Vicks armored vehicle and a Nissan truck, were all seized by them.
In addition, there are also a large number of 75mm caliber mountain cannons, 70mm caliber Type 92 infantry cannons, 37mm caliber chariot defense cannons, 80mm caliber mortars, 50mm caliber grenade cannons, and a larger number of Type 92 heavy machine guns, crooked light machine guns and Type 38 rifles.
The yard where the war zone chief is located and the open space outside are all piled up.
Not only were senior generals from the chief department, but also villagers from nearby came to watch.
There are also reporters from Chinese and foreign media such as the Central Daily News and Damei Evening News, who are competing to take photos, but the scene is still very lively.
Zhong Yi actually doesn't like such scenes and hates taking photos even more because many military secrets are accidentally revealed by photographers.
But then again, publicity work is sometimes very important.
Zhong Yi resisted not driving the reporter away, but let him take photos.
...
Peng Songling, who was responsible for counting the spoils, held a folder and was reporting the seized numbers to Yu Liangzhen and Zhong Yi.
"General Chief of Staff, Chief Zhong, in this battle, our army seized a total of 36 Japanese 150mm caliber field howitzers, 96 120mm caliber field howitzers, 207 75mm caliber mountain cannons, 188 70mm caliber Type 92 infantry cannons, 64 37mm caliber chariot defense cannons, and 226 90mm caliber... "
One after another, the crowd was excited.
There was no trace of excitement on Zhong Yi's face. What's there to be excited about?
All the captured artillery has been destroyed and has basically lost its repair value.
A heavy artillery like 150mm and 120mm caliber is still worth repairing. After repair, it can be installed in various permanent fortifications in Yinjiang and will play an important role in the future.
However, artillery such as the 75 mountain cannon, the 92 infantry cannon, and the 90 mortar have no repair value. Their only value may be to provide Yinjiang Steel Plant with a large amount of scrap steel.
These abandoned artillery may have to be rebuilt.
Yu Liangzhen saw that Zhong Yi was not very interested and asked, "Zi Ren, you don't seem to be in a good mood?"
"It's nothing." Zhong Yi sighed and said, "I just feel that this battle has paid such a great price, but there are too few benefits that can be made up for. The amount of spoils seized cannot make up for our huge losses at all."
"Satisfied, brother." Yu Liangzhen said, "It would be nice to have any seized, not to mention that there are so many."
After pausing, Yu Liangzhen said again: "In addition to the Wuhan Battle, you commanded by me, which battle is more confiscated than we have this time? No, if I remember correctly, even the Wuhan Battle, you commanded by me, will the number of seizures not come much this time, right?"
Zhong Yi nodded and said, "The heavy equipment is indeed much more captured this time."
"Yes." Yu Liangzhen patted Zhong Yi's shoulder and said, "So be happy. The Associated Press reporters over there are here. This is an American war correspondent. If you want to take photos of us, you can't hold your face."
While talking, an American female reporter with red hair came over with a camera.
After taking the photo, the female reporter asked in advance: "General Zhong, can I delay you for a few minutes?"
Zhong Yi spread his hands and said helplessly: "You have said that, how can I not agree?"
"Okay." A trace of blush appeared on the female reporter's face, and she looked a little excited. She took out her pen and notebook and asked excitedly, "General Zhong, if you can only say one word, what do you want to say the most?"
Chapter completed!