Vow to die at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 239 The First Eastern Expedition ([-])
Because the guards had rushed to the headquarters of the third battalion before, when Zhang Chengwu, who slowed down his horse, arrived at the headquarters, dozens of people outside the headquarters had already greeted him.

"Woo!" Zhang Chengwu reined in the horse, and when the horse stopped, he got off the horse.

Looking up, I saw dozens of officers, large and small, outside the headquarters of the Third Battalion, but there was only one person who was relatively familiar with them, and that was Xu Cheng, the training officer of the Third Battalion.The battalion commander is a member of the military committee, and the training officer is an alternate member.Although each battalion must have someone stay behind when the military committee is in session, either the battalion commander or the training officer will go.But there are exceptions, that is, everyone can still get together during the Chinese New Year.So Zhang Chengwu and Xu Cheng also had a relationship on several occasions.As for those column captains and battalion captains, Zhang Chengwu didn't know each other.After all, Zhang Chengwu stayed on the western front for most of the year, and he couldn't even take care of his family members in Jinling City, let alone visiting Sanying.

Because there were no important members of the military committee to accompany Zhang Chengwu to take office, Zhang Chengwu only came with a letter of appointment and guards.Of course, the third battalion has been notified by the military committee.So Xu Cheng just took Zhang Chengwu's letter of appointment, glanced at it, closed it, and handed it over to the person next to him who kept the document.

"Comrade Zhang Chengwu, welcome to the third battalion!" Xu Cheng saluted Zhang Chengwu and said with a smile on his face.

Zhang Chengwu also paid back.Seeing Xu Cheng's smile, Zhang Chengwu's previously stern face relaxed.

In the past, the security team had salutes such as eye-catching salutes, spear-holding salutes, one-knee salutes, and hands-on-hand bowing salutes.Later, Qiu Tianxing felt that it was too undignified to bow hands in the army, especially among officers, and this etiquette could only be used among civilian officials.So after thinking it over and over again, Qiu Tianxing still carried out the gesture of raising his hand in his previous life.The upper body of the hand salute is upright, the right hand is lifted quickly, the five fingers are close together and straightened naturally, the middle finger is slightly connected to the temple, and is at the same height as the eyebrow, the palm is down, slightly outward, the wrist should not be bent, the right arm is slightly flat, and Shoulders slightly into a line, while watching the recipient.This kind of etiquette can reflect the equality of the status of the two parties, and the coincident security team only has a different division of labor and does not distinguish between high and low.However, on important occasions, promotion awards, and military expeditions, the military will still perform a one-knee salute to show their loyalty.Of course, the recipient of the gift can only be Qiu Tianxing himself.

In order to consolidate his prestige in the army, Qiu Tianxing worked hard, even if it was a small etiquette, he had to think twice.Facts have proved that this works very well, and the members of the regiment can think of the object of their allegiance from the object of the one-knee salute.Whether it is the column leader, the squadron leader, the squadron leader, or the grassroots corporal commanders and regiments, they all stand when facing the battalion commander and training officer, which means a different kind of equality.This also greatly reduced the power of battalion commanders and trainers.

After Zhang Chengwu and Xu Cheng finished their ceremony, Xu Cheng introduced the main officers of the third battalion to Zhang Chengwu.Although some people's names, Zhang Chengwu, have been heard in the battle reports, but I have never seen them.

"This is Xi Congshan, the captain of the first column of the third battalion, and this is Ge Guangfu, the columnist of the first column."

As soon as Xu Cheng finished speaking, Xi Congshan and Ge Guangfu immediately raised their chests and legs together and raised their hands in salute.

"Xi Congshan, the captain of the first column, has seen Comrade Battalion Commander!"

"Ge Guangfu, the preacher of the first column, has met Comrade Battalion Commander!"

Zhang Chengwu raised his hands to salute in return, and then silently wrote down the features of their faces and the way they looked at him.

Xu Cheng left a memory for Zhang Chengwu, and continued to introduce after a while.

"This is Chen Guanglong, the captain of the second column of the third battalion, and this is Wang Weiping, the columnist of the second column."

"Chen Guanglong, the captain of the second column, has seen Comrade Battalion Commander!"

"Wang Weiping, the preacher of the second column, has met Comrade Battalion Commander!"

After another period of time, Xu Cheng continued to introduce.

"This is Zeng Donghe, the captain of the third column of the third battalion, and Feng Yongping, the column preacher of the third column."

"Zeng Donghe, the captain of the third column, has met Comrade Battalion Commander!"

"Feng Yongping, the preacher of the third column, met Comrade Battalion Commander!"

Next, Xu Cheng introduced Yu Yonghe, the column leader of the fourth column, and Hu Fugui, the preacher, Chen Di, the column leader of the fifth column, Xu Quanlin, the preacher, and Ma Liangcai, the preacher of the column directly under the battalion headquarters.This is also because the deputies of each column are left behind in the army, and the column directly under the battalion headquarters is concurrently held by the battalion commander himself, otherwise there will be more people.Moreover, many of these people changed their names after attending night school later, so there are more peace and peace, which fully shows the big guys' desire for peace and peace. Of course, it can also be described as peace and harmony.

Zhang Chengwu managed to memorize a dozen or so personal names, but Zhang Chengwu was almost confused by the information about his appearance and position when he saw him for the first time.There is no way, I can only slowly understand and write down in the future.The talent is limited and the memory is not amazing, which troubles many people.Of course, it also troubled Qiu Tianxing himself.

Although dozens of people greeted Zhang Chengwu, there were only a dozen or so people who could give Xu Cheng their names.

The next step was to enter the battalion. Except for the column captains and preachers of each column, the rest of the people dispersed.Although these passers-by A and B wanted to stay beside the new battalion commander Zhang Chengwu and show their face, but this beautiful expectation was ruthlessly broken by Xu Cheng.After completing the important work of gathering the number of people, all irrelevant people left, and Zhang Chengwu and these five-striped people entered the battalion headquarters.Because it was not time for dinner, Xu Cheng only entertained Zhang Chengwu with tea.

The battalion headquarters was not placed in the prefectural city of Changzhou, because Zhang Liansheng, the former commander of the third battalion, worried that the prosperous city would corrupt his comrades, especially the fighting spirit of the senior officers of the third battalion. The three columns of the army almost approached the Suzhou government, so Zhang Liansheng set an example by placing the battalion headquarters outside the city to show simplicity.

At this time, the battalion headquarters has only one column directly under it. The first, second and third columns are stationed in Wuxi County to defend against the attacks of the Tatars in Suzhou. The fourth column is stationed in Jiangyin County, and the fifth column is stationed in Yixing County to suppress those who are about to move. armed landlords.

Changzhou Mansion had just fallen into the hands of the Security Corps Headquarters for more than a year, and many rebel forces had not been completely wiped out, so the task of suppressing the Third Battalion was very heavy.

(End of this chapter)