Devil's Army

Chapter 2125 Becoming an Air Force Soldier

Although reluctant, the machine gunner handed the machine gun to Lao Han. But still somewhat reluctantly, he pleaded with the regimental commander:

"Commander, I'll be back soon. Make sure he returns the machine gun to me then."

"Our logistics units have been working tirelessly to deliver ammunition to us, and there might even be new machine guns by the time you get back."

When the machine gunner heard that a new machine gun was being assigned to him, he immediately and readily gave it to Lao Han.

The second regimental commander gazed at the scattered campfires outside the city and fell into deep thought.

The battle has been going on for more than a week now, and the Japanese offensive shows no signs of slowing down, while the 7th Brigade's regiments have suffered heavy losses.

"Commander Fu, what are you thinking about?"

As the second regimental commander was deep in thought, the first regimental commander walked up from behind.

"No, I was thinking that the battle has been going on for over a week now, and the Japanese offensive shows no signs of slowing down, while our units have suffered considerable losses."

"Didn't the brigade commander say that the Second Southern Army has already moved north to reinforce?"

"Even the three brigades of the Southern Area Army would have a hard time withstanding the Japanese offensive."

"Why worry about this? Let's have a couple of drinks. Commander Leng and Deputy Commander Tan definitely have plans. They might have already sent reinforcements from the north."

The second regimental commander followed the first regimental commander to the command post. Before long, a table and two stools had been set up in the open space outside the command post.

On the table was a plate of stir-fried green peppers and shredded potatoes. Two large glasses of "wine" were also poured.

"The battle is so intense right now, how dare you drink alcohol?" the Second Regiment Commander asked.

Don't worry, the brigade commander agreed to let us drink this "wine".

Northeasterners love to have a couple of sips of liquor, especially in this cold weather, but with war raging, none of them dare to drink.

When the second regimental commander heard that the brigade commander had agreed to let them drink, he sat down in confusion.

"Come on, let's first wish each other a successful battle tomorrow, that we can hold off the Japanese invasion. I'll drink first as a sign of respect."

The first regimental commander raised his glass and clinked it with the second regimental commander's, then took a big gulp.

The second regimental commander then took a small sip and exclaimed in surprise:

"Why is it sweet? Where did you get the sugar?"

"We found this on a Japanese officer when we were fighting the Japanese. Shouldn't we two brothers have a good celebration?"

Only then did the second regimental commander feel relieved enough to toast with the first regimental commander.

"If those damned Japanese devils didn't invade our land, we could visit each other every day, have a drink together, and live such a pleasant life!"

"When war breaks out on our own soil, it is the ordinary people who suffer. I don't want to be a mere sipper; I want to fight all the way to Japan, to let them experience the feeling of being torn apart, of families destroyed and lives lost."

The first regimental commander glanced around, then leaned close to the second regimental commander's ear and whispered:

“I heard that our Commander Leng also has this plan, but if we send air force personnel there, our army probably won’t get a chance. If we want to fight into Japan, we have to become air force personnel.”

"Joining the air force is good, but are you willing to leave your men behind? Besides, the selection process for air force personnel is quite strict. Do you think two roughnecks like us can even make it?"

Upon hearing this, the regimental commander laughed self-deprecatingly and said:

"Yes, yes, I'd rather be in the army!"

At that moment, a burst of intense gunfire and explosions suddenly rang out from the city wall.

The first and second regimental commanders stood up simultaneously and looked in the direction from which the gunfire and explosions were coming.

A moment later, a communications soldier from the Second Regiment rushed over.