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Although Lu Cheng was a profiteer, Stilwell was generous. When Lu Cheng was about to leave, he not only gave Lu Cheng enough weapons and uniforms to equip a battalion, but also a batch of canned food and medicines from the United States.

Six M2 heavy machine guns, 20 Browning light machine guns, 10 Bren light machine guns, 60 Thompson submachine guns, 10 M3 submachine guns, 12 81mm mortars, 24 60mm mortars, 200 Springfield rifles, 50 M1 carbines, and plenty of corresponding bullets and shells.

This batch of materials will be transported to western Yunnan by transport plane and will return with Lu Cheng.

Not only that, Stilwell also prepared a special gift for Lu Cheng, a medal of merit from the United States.

During World War II, the United States had many different levels of medals of merit, which were specially used to reward officers and soldiers who made outstanding contributions on the battlefield.

The Medal of Merit was also established by the US Congress a few months ago to award personnel who have made outstanding contributions during their service in the US Armed Forces or Allied Forces.

The Medal of Merit is also the only medal awarded according to the level among all kinds of medals in the United States. There are medals of merit at the commander-in-chief level, commander-level medals of merit, and officer-level medals of merit.

There is no doubt that the medal Lu Cheng received is the officer-level medal of merit.

"Lu, this is a medal that several generals of the Navy Command have won for you, and it is also to thank you for your outstanding contribution to the United States. In addition, there are two gifts here, which Generals Halsey and Vandergrift asked me to pass on to you."

Said, Stilwell took out two boxes and gave them to Lu Cheng.

Lu Cheng opened them and saw that the two boxes contained a Colt M1911 pistol and an M1917 revolver, respectively. The guns were specially engraved in English, indicating the name of the giver, time, etc.

"Mr. Stilwell, thank the two generals for me."

"No, I should thank you for them. Lu, you are a talented soldier, and I am looking forward to you and your soldiers achieving brilliant results on the battlefield. Here, I can also make a promise to you. As long as your soldiers come to the Ramgarh training camp, I will let them receive the most complete training and let them leave here with their favorite weapons and equipment. Lu, I'm waiting for your good news!"

"Of course, I won't let the commander-in-chief down."

After bidding farewell to Stilwell, Lu Cheng went to say goodbye to Catherine and spent a warm night.

Catherine was naturally very reluctant to let Lu Cheng leave, and even wanted to follow Lu Cheng to western Yunnan. But she also knew that her man was an officer, responsible for the lives of thousands of soldiers, and didn't have much time for love. And even if she followed him, she couldn't help him too much.

Therefore, Catherine decided to stay in India and use the wealth Lu Cheng gave her to obtain more weapons and military supplies for Lu Cheng to assist him.

Lu Cheng naturally kept everything in mind.

When Lu Cheng and his men left the training camp, General Sun and General Liao, with a group of school-level and lieutenant-level officers, personally saluted Lu Cheng.

Lu Cheng returned the salute solemnly, and then led the group of soldiers who had been reborn to the airport.

When Lu Cheng and his men arrived at the airport by truck, they met two acquaintances again.

"Hey, Commander Lu, I'm so glad to see you again. And you, my brothers."

"Commander Lu, congratulations."

"Mike, Price, it's great to see you again. Congratulations to you all, you've all been promoted."

"This is all thanks to you, Commander Lu. We have now joined General Chennault's Flying Tigers, and will often go to China to deliver supplies in the future."

"That's great, you're always welcome to come to western Yunnan and Zenda."

"Of course, we also hope to fight side by side with Commander Lu again!"

Afterwards, Lu Cheng shook hands and hugged the two American pilots, and Milong, Bula, Kang Ya and others also greeted the two American pilots enthusiastically.

The return flight was also smooth, and they successfully arrived in western Yunnan that afternoon.

There were a company of soldiers when they went there, and there were more than a dozen when they came back.

These people were naturally Chinese college students who had been trained in Ramgarh, and they were all in training.

Those who have excellent grades and outstanding performance would not have been valued and won over by the picky Lu Cheng, and brought back directly.

A group of people wearing new blue military uniforms, each holding a brand new Mi-style equipment, all of them are full of energy and high morale, and they are completely different from their previous thin appearance.

As soon as Lu Cheng got off the plane, he was picked up by a jeep and rushed to the headquarters of the Sixth Army, where he met the commander of the Sixth Army and the familiar military headquarters special commissioner.

"Colonel Lu, not long ago, the Allied Command specially expressed its gratitude to Shancheng and specifically praised your contribution to the Allied Forces. I heard that you also served as the deputy chief instructor in the Ramgarh training camp. The superiors are very satisfied with your performance in the training camp. Therefore, you are specially promoted to the commander of the 42nd Brigade of the 39th Division of the Sixth Army. I hope you will continue to work hard, make new contributions, and win glory for the country!"

Lu Cheng did not expect that he would have such a surprise just after returning. It took only half a year to go from regiment commander to brigade commander. The promotion speed seems to be very fast.

Think about Yu Xiaoqing in the original play. He just took a regiment to Myanmar for a stroll without firing a shot. After returning, he took the limelight of the cannon fodder regiment and had the credit of consolidating the river defense. He was promoted from regiment commander to division commander.

Therefore, the world is never just about fighting and killing. There are also human relationships and relationships...

Of course, what Lu Cheng cares most about is that he can command a brigade and have more troops.

When there was only one regiment, Lu Cheng could only focus on defense when facing the devils on the other side of the Nujiang River. He constantly trained soldiers to weaken the devils on the opposite side and prepare for future operations.

If he had a brigade, Lu Cheng would have more room for operation.

As usual, he showed an excited expression and said some impassioned words of loyalty. Lu Cheng returned to Zenda with his new appointment, his soldiers, and the weapons and equipment just shipped back from India.

A regiment is expanded to a brigade, and the additional soldiers will be sent to the vicinity of Zenda in half a month.

After three months of training at the Ramgarh training camp, the soldiers of the company that Lu Cheng brought there have been greatly improved. Any one of them can at least be a squad leader.

An officer like Xia Shouzhong, who is a professional, has fought for so many years and is already a major battalion commander. After training, he can already serve as a regiment commander.

In Zenda, there is also a qualified regiment commander like Long Wenjian.

As for Meng Fanle, he is not qualified to serve as a regiment commander for the time being, and he needs to be tempered and beaten.

On the way back, a group of soldiers were excitedly discussing that after returning to Zenda, they would distribute the candies, chocolates, and American cigarettes they carried to their comrades who stayed at home, so that they could broaden their horizons.

Lu Cheng was already thinking about the next training and combat.

The last time I heard from Meng Fanle and Long Wenjian, the 118th Regiment now has nearly 3,000 soldiers. I wonder if the number has exceeded 3,000 now...