At the headquarters of the only regiment in the Yi Zhong base, the deputy commander-in-chief arrived very suddenly.
When Kong Jie received the news, the deputy commander-in-chief was already outside the regiment headquarters.
Seeing Kong Jie arranging guards and breakfast, the deputy commander directly interrupted: "Kong Jie... stop working..."
"I can't stay here for long. I will return to the base in three days at most..."
"You ask someone to prepare..."
"I'm going to Chenjiazhuang Airport tomorrow night."
"Today is mainly about meetings."
"Let me read you the latest order from headquarters."
Before Kong Jie had time to answer, Li Yunlong came over with bright eyes: "Chief..."
"Does the headquarters want to reward us..."
"We first defeated the 50,000 elite Kwantung Army troops mobilized by Neji Okamura from the three eastern provinces, then traveled hundreds of kilometers to capture Taiyuan City, and captured more than 20 aircraft..."
"After so many achievements, it shouldn't be too much to give me a brigade commander, right?"
"Old Li, what are you talking about?" Kong Jie quickly stopped Li Yunlong, who was talking more and more.
"We will naturally be rewarded by our superiors for our meritorious service. Where can we find someone like you? Just ask the chief for an official..."
Li Yunlong chuckled and said, "Isn't this because I can't help it..."
"Back then in northwest Shanxi, although I never served as a brigade commander, I already had more than one brigade of troops."
"When I arrived at the Yizhong base area, although I didn't become a brigade commander, I commanded more troops than a brigade every time I fought against the Japanese."
“Although it’s very enjoyable, it still feels a bit unrealistic.”
"This time we are going to Taiyuan to reinforce the northwest. I heard that guy Zhang Dabiao has become the regiment leader."
"Lao Kong, do you still remember Shen Quan?"
"That kid has also become the leader of the main force, and his level has caught up with the two of us. As their old leader, can I not be anxious?"
"Don't let the battalion commander in your hand become the regiment commander, and our two regiment commanders are still running around in circles. That would be too embarrassing."
Hearing this, Kong Jie also looked at the deputy commander with an expectant expression, but was too shy to speak.
"Okay..." the deputy commander answered with a smile.
"I know you two feel aggrieved."
"But there's nothing we can do about it, even though you two guys are fighting so hard, the Japanese and Chongqing are keeping an eye on you."
"If there is no order from Chongqing to promote you rashly, it will definitely affect the relationship between the two parties and attract more Japanese and puppet troops to you."
"I'm not afraid now..."
"The North China Front has lost troops and generals in successive large-scale raids. It will not be able to launch another large-scale raid for a long time in the future, especially the large-scale raids targeting the base areas in the center of the wing."
"After several years of development, our Eighth Route Army no longer needs to look at Chongqing's side."
"After research and decision by superiors, the two of you are approved to be promoted to brigade commander."
As he spoke, he took out two appointment documents and said: "After research and decision by the headquarters, we will rebuild the One Brigade in Yizhong with the Duyi Regiment, Shunping Garrison Regiment, and Wangdu Garrison Regiment as the backbone..."
"Using the Independent Regiment and Mancheng Garrison Regiment as the backbone, form the Yizhong Independent Brigade..."
"Kong Jie was promoted to the commander of the Independent Brigade, and Li Yunlong was promoted to the commander of the Independent Brigade..."
"With the sole brigade and the independent brigade as the backbone, establish the sixth military division of the wing-center wing-center division..."
"Acting Commander Kong Jie... Acting Deputy Commander Li Yunlong, Huang Yu serves as the deputy chief of staff and head of the special group..."
"After the establishment of the Sixth Army Division, Mancheng Garrison Regiment, Wangdu Garrison Regiment, Shunping Garrison Regiment... each will leave one company as the backbone to establish a new garrison regiment..."
"Chief..." Li Yunlong couldn't help but interrupt before he finished listening.
"We are all brigade commanders, so why should Kong Jie be the acting commander and I be the acting deputy commander?"
"I am determined not to be the deputy commander..."
The deputy commander was not angry, but stared at Li Yunlong with a faint smile and asked: "Then what do you want to be?"
"You don't really care about the position of acting commander of the Yi Zhong Military Division, do you?"
Li Yunlong was not polite at all and said bluntly: "Kong Jie can act as an agent, so can I..."
The deputy commander shook his head: "You can't..."
"You are too impulsive in doing things and fighting..."
"The acting commander of a military division not only has to take care of the troops, but also the people and political affairs. You are an illiterate person. If you are really asked to be the commander, can you take care of the people well?"
"Although Kong Jie is the acting commander, you are the acting deputy commander."
"But a military subdivision has too many things to take care of."
"After Kong Jie becomes commander, most of his energy will be devoted to civil affairs, and very little energy will be allocated to military affairs!"
"It's up to you to take charge of the military affairs of the Yizhong Military Division!"
Li Yunlong's eyes lit up and he said: "Kong Er is in charge of the people... I am in charge of the army... This can be done..."
The deputy commander-in-chief did not expect that Li Yunlong would misinterpret his meaning so quickly and retorted: "Where are you thinking..."
"Kong Jie is the acting commander, and he has to take care of both military and political affairs, but he just doesn't have so much energy to take care of the military."
"Why do you think it's your responsibility to control the military?"
"No matter how much military affairs Kong Jie asks you to take charge of, as long as he remains in the position of acting commander for one day, all military and political orders in the Yizhong Military Division require Kong Jie's nod."
Seeing that Li Yunlong was still competing, Kong Jie quickly interrupted: "Old Li..."
"What commander and deputy commander..."
"Do we still need to be so clear-cut about our relationship?"
"I will definitely discuss everything with you from now on..."
"Your opinion must be the main one on the military front..."
Li Yunlong saw that Kong Jie had just talked about this, and the deputy commander also stared at him with a serious face, and nodded quickly: "Okay..."
"I believe what Kong Er said..."
"The deputy commander is just the deputy commander, it's no big deal..."
"I am mainly the commander of the independent brigade."
"The chief only gave me two regiments of troops, and I still have one regiment left..."
"I will build this regiment when I return to the army."
"The entire city's defense regiment is still short of more than a thousand people..."
"Kong Er is stupid..."
"Immediately grant me ten mountain cannons, thirty mortars, thirty heavy machine guns, one hundred light machine guns, and three thousand rifles..."
"I want to build an independent brigade in the shortest possible time..."
Kong Jie didn't want to argue with Li Yunlong on this matter, so he nodded quickly.
"for you……"
"Take whatever you like among the trophies brought back by the troops from Taiyuan..."
"But you can't take the tanks and equipment Huang Yu brought back..."
"We can't ask for heavy artillery or anti-aircraft weapons~"
"After the military division is established, we must have a trump card in our wings..."
"The special mission is a... but not enough..."
"I plan to gather all the heavy artillery in the base area together and establish a heavy artillery regiment directly under the division, which will become another trump card in our hands."
"Air defense weapons must be given to the air force that will be established at the headquarters..."
"This is the seed for our Eighth Route Army to develop its air force, and it must be protected by air defense forces!"
