Liu Yi and Chi Chengfeng also looked at each other. When did Brigade become the commander of the Eighth Route Army?
"No." The Eighth Route Army cadre in front suddenly shook his head and said, "Lao Yu, he is not the commander."
"Of course I am not your commander." Yue Weihan pulled on his woolen military uniform and said solemnly, "I am Yue Weihan of the Baoshan Brigade of the National Revolutionary Army."
"Yue Weihan!?"
"General Yue!?"
The faces of the two Tubalu changed greatly again.
The Eighth Route Army cadres in front were even more excited and said: "Are you General Yue Wei Hanyue, who led the two hundred warriors of Baoshan Battalion to guard the Sixing Warehouse?"
Yue Weihan nodded lightly and said, "It's me."
The Eighth Route Army cadre immediately straightened his chest and said solemnly: "On behalf of all the commanders and soldiers of the Qinghe County Brigade of the Eighth Route Army's Southern Hebei Military Division, I would like to pay the highest respect to General Yue."
"Ashamed." Yue Weihan smiled and said to Chi Chengfeng, "Lao Chi, why don't you introduce me?"
"Uh..." Chi Chengfeng suddenly woke up from a dream, and immediately stepped forward and introduced, "Brigade seat, this is Ge Ruilin, the political commissar of the Qinghe County Brigade of the Eighth Route Army's Southern Hebei Military Division, and this is Brother Yu Ting, the captain of the Qinghe County Brigade.
Political Commissar Ge, Captain Yu, and Brigade Commander need no further introduction, this is Colonel Liu Yi, Chief of Staff of our Baoshan Brigade!"
Greilin was quite moved after hearing this and said: "Commander Chi, so you are too..."
Chi Chengfeng also imitated Yue Weihan's posture and pulled the general on his body, and said proudly: "I am Chi Chengfeng, the colonel commander of the 2nd Regiment of Baoshan Brigade of the National Revolutionary Army!"
At that moment, the two Tubalu came forward to pay their respects.
Yu Ting couldn't help but walked up to Yue Weihan again and said, "General Yue, you look so much like our commander."
"It does look very similar." Greilin also said, "I almost didn't recognize you just now. I really thought you were the commander."
Yue Weihan's heart suddenly moved. Last time in southern Anhui, Deng Bao of the eastern Jiangxi guerrillas regarded his fourth brother Yue Weiguo. Could it be that the commander of the Eighth Route Army's southern Hebei military division was his fourth brother Yue Weiguo? At that moment, Yue Weihan tentatively asked: "Can I
Excuse me, is your commander's surname Yue Weiguo?"
Yu Ting said in astonishment: "How do you know?"
Ge Ruilin's heart suddenly moved: Yue Weiguo, Yue Weihan?
"That's right." Yue Weihan said happily, "Your commander is my fourth brother."
"Ah?" Yu Ting said in great surprise, "Commander, he is actually your fourth brother?"
"Haha, since the commander is the fourth brother of General Yue, then we are not outsiders." Greilin smiled and said, "General Yue, first of all, congratulations on your unprecedented victory in Panchuanao, and then congratulations on your recovery of Qinghe County. From now on,
We also hope that the National Army can cooperate with our Eighth Route Army to jointly fight against the Japanese invaders."
"Of course." Yue Weihan said happily, "We are all Chinese."
Greilin added: "Oh, by the way, the two machine guns our county brigade borrowed last time..."
Yue Weihan raised his hand to stop Greilin and said: "Comrade Political Commissar, there is no need to mention these two machine guns. They are given to the county brigade. In addition, I have also prepared a small gift. I hope your Eighth Route Army will not refuse."
"This..." Greilin hesitated, "How can I be embarrassed?"
"As long as it's to fight the Japanese, the weapons are the same in anyone's hands." Yue Weihan shook his hand and said to Liu Yi, "Chief of Staff, immediately send someone to the armory to get 300 rifles and 6,000 rounds of ammunition! The crooked-handle light machine gun
Six, 3,000 rounds of bullets! Plus 500 melon grenades, and send a truck to the Eighth Route Army station."
"Yes." Liu Yi stood at attention and immediately took the order.
Yu Ting was so excited that he rubbed his hands repeatedly, his eyes glowed green, and said to Yue Weihan: "General Yue, you are more interesting than our commander. Last time we went to the military subdivision, our skin was almost worn out, so it was just
I received fifty rifles, all of which were made in Hanyang, with smooth rifling and only a measly 500 rounds of bullets."
Greilin frowned and said, "Lao Yu, what are you talking about?"
Yu Ting suddenly fell silent. Yue Weihan smiled slightly and said: "I know all the difficulties of your Eighth Route Army. If you have any difficulties in the future, feel free to come to me."
"General Yue is so polite." After saying this, Greilin said, "General Yue, you are busy with military affairs, so we won't interrupt you and take our leave."
Yue Weihan didn't do much to persuade him to stay, and immediately said to Chi Chengfeng: "Old Chi, send Political Commissar Ge and Captain Yu to me."
"Yes." Chi Chengfeng snapped to attention, then turned to Ge Ruilin and Yu Ting and said, "Political Commissar Ge, Captain Yu, please."
Watching Ge Ruilin and Yu Ting disappear outside the door, a smile gradually appeared on Yue Weihan's lips. This world is really small. I didn't expect that the commander of the Eighth Route Army's Hebei Military Division was his fourth brother Yue Weiguo! With this relationship, he joined the Eighth Route Army.
It would be much easier, but...it's not the time yet.
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Three days have passed in the blink of an eye.
When Xuzhou divided its troops, the battalions and companies that were scattered like beans rushed to Qinghe County to return to the army.
As of the afternoon of June 14, nine troops had returned to the army one after another. Only Lu Xiufeng's 3rd Regiment Guard Company, Li Qinglong's 1st Battalion of the National Army, and Huang Baocheng's 1st Battalion of the 1st Regiment had not yet returned to the army.
The size of the returned troops has all been greatly expanded, and the smallest one has doubled. The largest expansion is Hua Hanlin's guard battalion, which has been directly expanded from more than 500 people to more than 6,000 people. It has just captured a
Hengshui County, but as soon as he heard that Yue Weihan had summoned troops, he immediately abandoned Hengshui County and rushed over without hesitation.
As soon as the troops from all walks of life gathered together, Qinghe County suddenly became a lively barracks. Liu Yi made a rough estimate and found that, not counting the three troops that have not yet been reorganized, the Baoshan Brigade's current personnel strength has exceeded 30,000. By the time
With Lu Xiufeng, Li Qinglong and Huang Baocheng returning to build the brigade, the size of the Baoshan Brigade is likely to approach the 40,000 mark!
Forty thousand people, my God, is almost the strength of two Class A divisions!
Of course, the current personnel composition of the Baoshan Brigade is a mixed bag, the quality is also mixed, and the equipment is even more diverse. It is absolutely incomparable with the Baoshan Brigade when guarding Xuzhou, but in any case, this is a good start. After all, there are people
Only with guns and an army, soldiers are the most important!
In the meeting room of the brigade headquarters, the "princes" from all walks of life were showing off and chatting with each other.
The commander of the independent battalion, Ma Daguai, smacked his lips and said to Hua Hanlin: "Monk Hua, I heard that you captured a county?"
"Isn't that right?" Hua Hanlin curled his lips and asked Ma Daguai, "Ma Daguai, I heard that you got two Japanese girls?"
"Who the hell is telling me lies behind my back?" Ma Daguai said angrily, "What Japanese girl, just two cannons!"
"Two cannons?" Cao Xinglong, commander of the 1st Regiment, immediately became more energetic and asked, "Mountain cannon or field cannon? What caliber is it?"
"None of them." Ma Daguai said quite proudly, "It's just two combat anti-cannons, 37mm caliber. It's just that there are a few damn shells, only sixty rounds."
"War defense artillery!?" Chi Chengfeng said with an moved expression, "My dear, that's a good thing."
Liu Tiezhu, captain of the special operations brigade, also said: "It is indeed a good thing. One shot can kill a Japanese tank!"
Deputy Tang Dashan of the Guard Battalion suddenly walked up to Chief of Staff Liu Yi and shouted: "Sir, you and the brigade promised at the beginning that as long as we can expand the army to a battalion, we will let you be the battalion commander."
When you reach a regiment, you will be appointed as the regiment leader. Now our guard camp has more than 6,000 people, and it is almost as big as a brigade. Shouldn't we..."
"Tang Dashan, you are really capable?" Liu Yi said angrily, "You have only been a major battalion deputy for a few days? Are you eager to become a colonel and deputy brigade commander? Otherwise, as the brigade chief of staff, let me
Are you going to be the one?"
"No, no, no, no." Tang Dashan waved his hands repeatedly and said, "I can't draw a straight line with a square ruler in my hand, so I'm not the material to be a staff officer. Chief of staff, please spare me."
Tang Dashan's words woke Chi Chengfeng up, and he immediately said: "That's right. Now our Baoshan Brigade has more than 30,000 troops. Why should the Brigade Seat be promoted to the Master Seat? What do you think?"
Everyone nodded in agreement, thinking that Yue Weihan should be promoted to division commander.
"Whether you can be promoted to division commander or not is not up to you Chi Chengfeng, nor is it up to me, it is up to Chairman Chiang Kai-shek!"
While these "princes" were discussing in a lively manner, a cold voice suddenly sounded outside the conference room door. Immediately, Yue Weihan's heroic figure appeared outside the door. Today, Yue Weihan not only has a straight military uniform, a neat hairstyle, but also hands.
He also rarely wore white gloves, except for the Zhongzheng Sword.
While the group was chatting and spanking, the battalion-level commander quickly stood up and stood at attention.
Yue Weihan snorted softly and strode to the center of the rectangular conference table.
After walking to stand behind the main seat, Yue Weihan's cold eyes swept over the faces of each regiment and battalion commander one by one, and finally waved his hand and said: "Everyone, please sit down."
"Wow..." All regiment and battalion commanders took their seats at the same time, and their movements were uniform.
After taking their seats, all the regiment and battalion chiefs stood up straight, with angry eyes, looking straight ahead, as if they were sitting upright. In Yue Weihan's view, the national army is a regular army after all, and a regular army should look like a regular army, so
, Yue Weihan is quite concerned about the officer's appearance and etiquette on various occasions.
Yue Weihan finally sat down and said coldly: "Welcome everyone to return to Jianjian. From today on, you and I will once again stir the pot and live and die together in the same trench!" After saying this, Yue Weihan said again, "In addition, again,
Let me inform you of the news that the main force of the Japanese independent 8th Brigade, with more than 7,000 people, is rushing toward Qinghe County."
After Yue Weihan said this, Liu Yi immediately stood up and strode to the map hanging on the north wall.
Liu Yi picked up the command pole and pointed at the map, then turned back to the participating battalions. The regimental commander explained: "According to the intelligence report, the Japanese independent mixed 8th brigade has passed Xinhe County and is less than 200 miles away from Qinghe County.
, the Japanese army will be able to arrive in Qinghe County as early as tomorrow afternoon and as late as the morning of the day after tomorrow!"