Years of the Republic of China 1913

"Hurry up!"

Cao Wenlian, the deputy head of the 78th regiment, stood at the crossroads in full armor, hunched over and kept urging the soldiers to speed up. This veteran of the Eighth Division has joined the army since the Revolution of [-]. He has gone through many battles. , Then platoon leader, company commander... step by step to the current position of deputy regiment.

The Eighth Division was upgraded to the Eighth Group Army, Cao Wenlian served as the company commander, and was later transferred to Shandong during the reorganization of the New Army, where he was promoted from captain to major and deputy battalion.In the local war between China and Japan, Cao Wenlian's troops made great contributions and were promoted to the main battalion after the war. After Fang Zida established the military region, Cao Wenlian continued to be promoted to a higher level. He was transferred from Shandong to Shangzhen's Mongolian military region and served as the deputy head of the 78th regiment. .

This 78th Regiment has nothing to do with the 39th Regiment of the 78th Brigade of the Beiyang [-]th Division. This is a new special force after the reorganization of the National Defense Forces.The backbone of this unit is mostly composed of veterans who participated in the European War, and most of its officers are graduates of the Central Military Academy. An officer like Cao Wenlian who has never been to a military academy but can serve as a senior deputy is rare.

In addition to Cao Wenlian, his little brother Zhang Xiaochuan was also transferred to the 78th regiment in the whole regiment. The former sergeant squad leader is now also an officer and has become a lieutenant platoon leader.He never thought that when he joined the army for a living, he turned from a big soldier to an officer of the National Defense Forces in a few years. When the promotion order was issued, Zhang Xiaochuan thought he had heard it wrong and stood up He stayed there dumbfounded for a long time without responding, until Cao Wenlian kicked his ass hard, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, which brought him back to his senses, stroking his butt and giggling all by himself.

Compared with other officers in the army, although Cao Wenlian and Zhang Xiaochuan have no experience in military academy, they also have their advantages, that is, their extremely rich experience in leading troops.Although the 78 regiment was established.Some mid-level and lower-ranking officers disapproved of the fact that Cao Wenlian, who was born in a major soldier, was on an equal footing with them, or even a few ranks higher. Is dismissive.

However, Cao Wenlian didn't care about these.He can get to where he is today entirely on his own efforts.As the deputy head of the regiment, Cao Wenlian used his rich experience to assist the chief military officer, Bai Chongxi, the head of the regiment, to arrange the internal affairs of the regiment in an orderly manner, and also put forward a lot of insights in the daily training of the troops and simulated combat. Gained the trust of Bai Chongxi.

Bai Chongxi, courtesy name Jiansheng, was born in Guangxi in 1893 and entered the Guilin Army Primary School in 1907. In 1911, he was recommended to enter the Wuchang Army Preparatory School. In 1914, he entered the Baoding Military Academy to study, and then entered the Infantry Division of the Central Military Academy.It can be said that he has been studying in military academies at all levels from the age of 14 to around 25, and his military foundation is extremely solid. After graduating from the Central Military Academy in 1917, Bai Chongxi and a large number of classmates were incorporated into the European Expeditionary Force and went to Europe with the army.

In the European battlefield, Bai Chongxi, who served as the captain and company commander, gave full play to his military talents.In several battles, he won more with less, and gradually emerged.Then he was successively promoted to deputy battalion, battalion commander, deputy regiment and regiment leader.The European War is over.When the expeditionary army returned to China, Bai Chongxi was transferred to the newly formed 78th Regiment as the head of the newly formed 78th Regiment without even having time to return to his hometown. Although the position has not been promoted, this [-]th Regiment is an experimental regiment with enough personnel to strengthen the regiment , and both its equipment and soldier training are second to none in China.

The formation of the 78th regiment is an order of the Ministry of Defense.It directly belongs to the Mongolian Military Region. Except for Shang Zhen, the commander of the military region, the 78th Regiment is not affiliated with other units under the jurisdiction of the military region.In other words, the original intention of the formation of the 78th regiment was to establish an experimental force that was completely different from ordinary troops, and it would be the trump card and fist of the military region.Although they are clearly organized at the regiment level, their regiment leaders are not inferior to ordinary division commanders.And Bai Chongxi did not live up to the expectations of his superiors. It didn't take long after he took office, and under his leadership, the 78th regiment became a well-deserved elite force.

Of course, Bai Chongxi did not know that the order to form the 78th regiment was apparently issued by the Ministry of National Defense, and its superior commander was Shang Zhen, the commander of the Mongolian military region. In fact, this was the idea behind the scenes of the Prime Minister Fang Zida. specially selected and arranged.

The 78th regiment has the shadow of the special forces of later generations, but it is very different from the traditional special forces. The main purpose of Fang Zida's formation of this force is to test the configuration of various new weapons in future military operations, reasonable usage and various methods. The interpretation of different types of tactics, that is to say, the 78th regiment is a veritable experimental force, and its future will have the initial shape of various military services, which is also the basis for the future development of the Chinese National Defense Force.

Bai Chongxi is an extremely smart person. When he first took office, he still had some pimples in his heart. After all, as a Guangxi native, he hoped to return to his hometown in Guangxi after the end of the European War, but who would have thought that he would be transferred to the prairie without shit after an order.But after taking office, after observation, he soon discovered the particularity of this army. As a professional soldier, Bai Chongxi adjusted his mentality as quickly as possible, and thus devoted himself to work.After about half a year of training and various tactical exercises, he was secretly proud of being able to serve as the military chief of this army.

Today is the routine training of the 78th Regiment. Since Shang Zhen, the commander of the military region, called temporarily to ask Bai Chongxi to go to the military region, the deputy head of the regiment, Cao Wenlian, is in charge of this training.From early morning to noon, Cao Wenlian followed the training plan meticulously, and followed the team to make training records.At noon, the daily training came to an end temporarily, and after the battalions, companies, and platoons had their meals separately, Cao Wenlian and ordinary soldiers lined up to receive a lunch, found a place with few people and sat on the floor, and began to eat.

"elder brother!"

"What do you call me?" Just a few mouthfuls later, Zhang Xiaochuan ran over with a rice bowl in his hand, and greeted him with a grin. Cao Wenlian raised his head and stared at him before he finished speaking.

"Deputy...hehe...Deputy..." Zhang Xiaochuan raised his hand and patted himself on the mouth with a smile, then hurriedly changed his words.

"Xiaochuan, you are now a platoon leader. The army has its own rules. You can call me anything in private, but no matter on the training ground or on the battlefield, you must not be mistaken for this name! Do you understand?" Zhang Xiaochuan asked All right, that's the only bad thing, otherwise he wouldn't be the platoon leader long ago, this guy just doesn't have a clue in his mind, and he doesn't have a clue in his mouth.Therefore, usually Cao Wenlian beat him up a lot, but today this kid almost made a mistake again, and if the regiment leader knew that he had to be punished again.

"Understood...regimental deputy..." Zhang Xiaochuan cocked his mouth and answered with low eyebrows, but he still didn't take it seriously, the deputy of the regiment was called brother by mistake?Cao Wenlian was originally his brother. The 78th regiment was good at everything, but the rules were too strict. I think it was okay to call him brother many times when I was in the Eighth Division.

Of course, Zhang Xiaochuan would never say these words, otherwise he would have to give Cao Wenlian another reprimand.Squatting beside Cao Wenlian, Zhang Xiaochuan raised his head and looked around while pawing his food, and then quietly asked: "Regimental deputy, what do you think the commander sent the regimental commander to do today?"

"How do I know? Besides, why do you, a small platoon leader, care about this?"

"Hehe, aren't you curious?" Zhang Xiaochuan said with a playful smile: "A few times ago, the regiment leader came back with a few strange-looking cannons after a trip. Another time, the regiment leader also went A trip to the military area, when I came back, my good guy, which one is called...Tank...yes...Tank, rumbling boss, there are a total of five of them, and the movement is earth-shattering, mother, I have never seen this thing before Yeah. I don’t know what strange things the head of the regiment will bring today, don’t you be curious, the deputy of the regiment?”

"You boy, what is a strange thing?" Cao Wenlian couldn't laugh or cry, and slapped him casually: "These things are the treasures of the regiment, what use are tanks for? Didn't you hear the regiment leader say it during training? Besides, infantry I have also experienced training with tanks a few times, did your brain grow on your ass?"

"Hey hey..." Zhang Xiaochuan said this on purpose, of course, he is still a low-level officer, and the training and tactical interpretation in the regiment are carried out according to different weapon configurations. As a basic officer, of course, you must understand the training in the regiment Requirements and training purposes, what he said just now was just to dig out some news from Cao Wenlian's mouth, so that he could show his face in front of the brothers below.

"Let's rest, we have to continue training in the afternoon, what can the leader bring back? I'll know when he comes back? Get lost!" After a few mouthfuls of food, Cao Wenlian stood up and gave Zhang Xiaochuan a virtual kick, and turned around Just left, Zhang Xiaochuan didn't get any news and was scolded by his elder brother a few times. Although he was unwilling, he had no choice but to walk over to his row dejectedly.

In fact, not to mention Zhang Xiaochuan, even Cao Wenlian didn't know why Bai Chongxi went to the military region.Because the phone call came suddenly, Bai Chongxi left immediately after handing over the training to Cao Wenlian.Seeing that he had already gone all morning, Cao Wenlian wondered when Bai Chongxi would come back.

Speaking of Cao Cao, when Cao Cao arrived, he heard the sound of a car as soon as he was thinking about it. He turned around and looked at the gate of the camp, and saw Bai Chongxi driving back in a car.

But this time was different from the past, except for a few guards who went out with Bai Chongxi, there was no transport truck following behind, Cao Wenlian went up quickly in plastic surgery, and when he was in front of him, Bai Chongxi just got off the parked car .

"Leader!" Stand at attention and salute.

After returning a salute, without waiting for Cao Wenlian to ask, Bai Chongxi said, "Deputy Cao, the daily training in the afternoon will be led by the company commanders of each unit. You immediately call the cadres above the battalion level to the regiment headquarters for a meeting!"

After finishing speaking, Bai Chongxi hurriedly walked towards the regiment headquarters, as if something important had happened. (to be continued..)