"Old Qian, this time the New 7th Regiment and the others are going to be in trouble. Those guys have to fight after winning a battle. Now they are being targeted by the Japs." Zhang Yunfei said while looking at the military map.

"Captain, do you mean that the Japanese are here for the New Seventh Regiment this time?" Qian Deming said with a solemn expression.

"They deserve it. They don't have such a big face to deserve the Japs to come after them. However, the Japs do regard Pingchuan and Qingling as the key areas for raids." Zhang Yunfei continued, "We can't control their affairs, so we still care about them.

Let’s do it ourselves.”

According to the Japanese military deployment, the sweep area this time should end at Jianyang, Xincheng, and Qinghe, and their own base area is just on the edge.

There is no doubt that someone is listed as a target for raids. The difference is whether they are on the Japanese blacklist and listed as a key raid area.

This is just a matter of walking a few more steps to the south, and the line between Jianyang, Xincheng, and Qinghe will be the intersection of several Japanese raiding forces.

When the Japs put in a little effort, it would not be something that my small body like the New Nine Regiment could withstand.

Regarding Zhang Yunfei's unkind tone towards the New Seventh Regiment, Qian Deming still advised: "Captain, they are brother troops after all, we still have to pay attention to the impact."

Since the last time the New Seventh Regiment conquered Xincheng and enjoyed great glory, the soldiers of the New Seventh Regiment have had strong opinions on them. Zhang Yunfei not only did not try to calm them down, but rather fanned the flames.

Qian Deming still had some objections to Zhang Yunfei's approach. We were all brothers and the situation was tense, which was not conducive to unity.

"You don't understand old money, there's nothing wrong with setting up a target for them and a competitor." Zhang Yunfei said with a smile.

To be honest, Zhang Yunfei had no opinions or views on the New Seventh Regiment, but he usually expressed his criticism of the New Seventh Regiment in front of the soldiers.

Zhang Yunfei personally has no opinion on the New Seventh Regiment, but where there are people is Jianghu. As the leader of the New Ninth Regiment, he must list the New Seventh Regiment as his biggest competitor.

Soldiers are meant to fight each other, fight for life and death with the enemy, determine the outcome, compete with friendly troops, and compete for honor.

According to the current layout of the two regiments, they belong to the same military division and will probably be integrated into the same unit in the future.

To win, you have to win at the starting line. If you don't convince the New Seventh Group now, how long will it take to become the boss?

Originally, the New Ninth Regiment was far ahead of the New Seventh Regiment, but because the New Seventh Regiment attacked Xincheng County, its tail has been raised a bit recently, so it has to fight hard, or it really has to ride on the New Ninth Regiment's head.

Already.

Political cadres like Qian Deming naturally cannot understand the subtle competitive relationship between the military.

In short, the two regiments are expected to be entangled forever. As the first commander of the New Ninth Regiment, he naturally hopes to establish an overwhelming advantage over the New Seventh Regiment.

These things cannot be truly understood if you tell a scholar like Qian Deming about them. If you talk to him about the way to lead troops and always strive for the first place, he will talk to you about unity and friendship. Friendship is the first. The thinking of scholars and soldiers.

It's not on the same line.

Zhang Yunfei naturally would not talk to him about this, so he changed the subject and said: "Old Qian, are there any new local trends regarding the new city?"

Now that the important troops in the base of the New Ninth Regiment are all in the Xincheng area, they are particularly concerned about the trends in Xincheng.

"Not yet. Since the garrison captain was changed in Xincheng, the Japanese have always been very honest, but I heard that the puppet army in Xincheng seems to be expanding into a brigade." Now the intelligence work is under the control of Qian Deming, so he introduced the current situation in Xincheng to Zhang Yunfei

trends.

"Can you afford to support a brigade in the new city?" Zhang Yunfei was a little stunned.

"I heard that the local governments will raise funds themselves and the provincial government will allocate funds instead, but that is not something that can be realized in the short term."

After listening to Qian Deming's explanation, Zhang Yunfei understood.

After the fall of the new city, Ogawa Seiichi failed to retain his position as the defense captain in the end, and may still be held accountable, but to Ogawa Seiichi, it may not matter.

He didn't have much hope for his military career. He had accumulated a lot of wealth in the past few years, and he could still live a prosperous life even if he left the army.

Compared with Ogawa Seiichi, Li Jianfeng, a prodigal general, was much more prosperous. As the Japanese Japs repeatedly deployed troops on the battlefield in North China, the Japs became more dependent on the puppet army.

In addition, there have been a lot of traitors who have attacked the Japanese recently, and many of them are entire troops who have defected to the Japanese. Although they have been adapted into puppet troops, in name, they are not affiliated with the Japanese, but a cooperative relationship.

The Japanese are somewhat wary of the fact that their controlled area is being defended by puppet troops who are not absolutely obedient.

Therefore, the size of the puppet army was also expanded. As for the funding and establishment, etc., it was naturally the responsibility of the Wang puppet.

Just like that, Li Jianfeng, the devil's dog, became a major general and brigade commander this time. According to the devil's request, he had two infantry regiments and two independent battalions under his command.

Of course, this adaptation only exists in words at present. Apart from changing the brand of the Xincheng puppet army, the troops are still the same as before, and they will not be able to form an army in a short time.

No matter what happens, the puppet army in Xincheng has changed from a miscellaneous puppet army to a puppet army with a regular number. The puppet army's unit number is based on the Kuomintang's troops.

Li Jianfeng, a guy from the security corps, has finally become a major general in the regular army. How could he not be so proud?

But the only fly in the ointment is that Wang Zhengyi is one step closer. The newly arrived Japanese garrison captain Takahashi Ryuzaburo will not favor one over the other. He also serves as the deputy brigade commander and leader of the Second Puppet Regiment.

That is to say, nearly half of the troops in this brigade are under the command of Wang Zhengyi, and the situation of equally divided forces has not changed much.

A Japs officer who can become a Major or above will not be too low in either IQ or EQ. He will still understand simple checks and balances and will not really let the puppet army dominate.

Li Jianfeng was dissatisfied with Wang Zhengyi's arrangement for his promotion, and Wang Zhengyi was actually not too satisfied with his own promotion.

He accepted a new position, which meant that he had been hiding behind the scenes and coming to the front. He could support a battalion of private soldiers on his own, but he did not have the financial resources to support a regiment.

In other words, his private armed forces were directly incorporated by the Japanese. Although the troops still obeyed his command, the supply was completely different from being completely responsible for the supply to the Japanese.

As for the puppet army, they can naturally shirk the problem of supplying the troops that have been invaded by the Japanese. It cannot be solved for the time being.

Without weapons and ammunition, no matter how much these puppet troops expand, they are just a decoration. Not only can they not relieve themselves of pressure, they have become a burden.

The Japanese were very concerned about the establishment of Li Jianfeng's puppet army. In order to complete the formation of this army as soon as possible, they specially mobilized materials from the North China Front Army and promised to complete the allocation of a certain amount of materials within half a year.
Chapter completed!