War of Resistance

Yes, since Li Yinglun, Chief of General Staff of the Guard Force and Commander of the Third Guard Regiment, was transferred from the Guard Force, the post of Chief of General Staff has been taken over by He Jiye, the former Deputy Chief of General Staff. For example, the position of Commander of the Third Guard Regiment is vacant. Well, according to Zhang Tianhai's idea, Guo Qiliang should be the leader of the third guard regiment.

But Zhang Tianhai thought about it and felt that he was not at ease, because at present, the First Guard Regiment of the Ninth War Zone mainly relied on Guo Qiliang to support him. If Guo Qiliang or Li Chunfei were withdrawn at this time, he would even have to go out and arrest him personally. Troops.

So, after careful consideration, Lu Shaojie, commander of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Guard Regiment, was appointed as the acting commander of the 3rd Guard Regiment. By now, the brothers who had followed Zhang Tianhai all the way from Shanghai and Nanjing had basically occupied this unit. joint position.

Of course, the Second Guard Regiment and the Third Guard Regiment are mainly managed by Zhou Fangjie. Without such a big boss, Zhang Tianhai really has no confidence in the combat effectiveness of this unit - after all, as of now, the Ninth Theater Guards Unit The first regiment alone, together with infantry, artillery, engineers, cavalry, baggage and regiment-affiliated troops, is close to eleven battalions of combat troops, not to mention the second and third regiments, which are nine battalions, and his attention The main focus is on the training of troops directly under the General Headquarters. Each of the three regiments has a demonstration reinforcement battalion plus the General Headquarters guard battalion, which makes four reinforcement battalions.

It can be said that at this moment, the strength of the Ninth Theater District Guard Force has expanded to a new height. Counting a total of 21 battalions of various types of arms, the strength is also quite powerful.

The only thing that makes Zhang Tianhai feel guilty now is that compared to veterans, most of them are new recruits. If these new recruits are dragged onto the battlefield, how long can they last? Will it collapse after more than half of the casualties?

Fortunately, the successive victories have finally made the upper echelons of the government take notice of this relatively young but extremely capable force. In the new round of recruitment, a large number of officers graduated from the Central Military Academy have been added.

It is worth mentioning that even Zhang Tiannan, Zhang Tianhai's younger brother, was added to the Ninth War Zone Guard Force in this round of recruitment. Whether intentionally or not, Zhang Tiannan was assigned to the "unit" as soon as he entered the army. The guard battalion of the headquarters, known as the "Yulin Army", became a small deputy company commander, much like Zhang Tianhai back then.

Zhang Tianhai was not polite to his younger brother who was assigned to his army. He always trained with the highest intensity, leaving Zhang Tiannan with no temper at all.

Zhang Tiannan once asked: "Brother, why do you give me extra meals during my training?"

In response, Zhang Tianhai always said with a calm face: "I don't want your kid to die on the battlefield."

"Do guard battalions also go to the battlefield? Isn't their mission to protect the safety of the general headquarters? Besides, our army has more than twenty battalions. If it were in other armies, it would be a division. Why do we have to do it? "Making the security battalion so hard?" Zhang Tiannan actually complained, because in his opinion, the security battalion was just a show-off, and he wanted Zhang Tianhai to send him directly to the front-line combat unit.

"Do you still remember the couplet at our entrance to Huangpu?" Zhang Tianhai asked in a deep voice the boy in front of him who was covered in mud and looked very similar to himself.

"Please go elsewhere to get promoted and make a fortune. Don't come here if you are greedy for life and afraid of death." Zhang Tiannan answered without thinking.

"Since you know, my guard battalion is not only a guard battalion that can protect the headquarters, but also a sharp blade in killing enemies. This is the essence of the entire army. I hope you stay here. I hope you can kill the enemy with merit, instead of complaining all day that the training here is too difficult! Your group of students has the shortest semester system in Huangpu, and also has the highest casualties. I don't want you to become cannon fodder. Instead, it becomes a sharp blade for killing enemies!" With that said, Zhang Tianhai left without looking back, taking with him the gently floating cigarette smoke ring.

It was after this time that Zhang Tiannan seemed to have enlightened himself. Not only did he work very hard in training, but he also performed exceptionally well in military theory classes.

Of course, in addition to Zhang Tianhai personally serving as the instructor for these military theory classes, he also "begged" a group of professional military staff from Commander Xue Yue to come and teach. For a time, the entire Ninth War Zone security force showed a A prosperous atmosphere. In this regard, Wu Yizhi, who is the chief of staff of the theater commander's department and commander-in-chief of the security force of the ninth theater, is quite satisfied, and has also put a lot of effort into selecting experienced staff officers, which also made the long-injured ninth theater The guard troops gradually recovered from the heavy losses, and even had a stronger momentum than before the war.

Zhang Tianhai understood that it was because the military spirit of this unit had been established and its reputation had been established. Everyone was proud to be a soldier in this unit, and so were the officers.

While Zhang Tianhai was still immersed in how to improve the combat effectiveness of the troops, Wu Yizhi, Chief of Staff Wu, oh no, to be precise, Commander-in-Chief Wu, because it was in this capacity that he walked to Xue Yue's office.

At this time, spring was already blooming, and the flowers outside the window were blooming. The slightly dull interior began to glow with a sense of vitality. Since Xue Yue saw the old man who had been fighting side by side with him come in, the picture that was originally a bit... A smile appeared on the depressed face.

"Why, did you come here this time to tell Mr. Xue that the Japanese army has made another move?" Xue Yue joked. From Wu Yizhi's relaxed face, he could tell that he was definitely not here because of this problem. of.

"How is it possible? It's not like a mourning stick. It's always bad." Wu Yizhi also made a joke at the same time.

"Tell me, what's going on? I know that you always come to the Three Treasures Hall for no reason. Do you want to treat me to a drink?" Xue Yue teased.

"You are half right. I really have something to discuss when I come here this time." Wu Yizhi said seriously.

"I knew it was impossible for you kid to treat me to a drink. If you have something to say, say it quickly, and if you have anything to say, let it go." Xue Yue said with a smile.

"Then let the humble position go!" Wu Yizhi changed the topic, "I have served as the commander-in-chief of the Ninth War Zone Security Force for a long time. I am ashamed to say that I did not bring much benefits to this force. This time before I came here to discuss with Commander Xue whether to add a deputy to our army?"

"Deputy Commander-in-Chief?" Xue Yue asked, "Is there a suitable candidate?"

"It depends on whether the officer is satisfied or not..." Wu Yizhi said with a smile.

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PS: Here comes another chapter! Good night everyone! (End of chapter)