The cold winter has not ended yet, and war is burning again in the devastated North and Central China.
The Japanese 13th Division in the south aggressively attacked the front lines of Huainan and Bengbu, while the 11th Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army stubbornly blocked the Chihe front line. The two sides repeatedly fought and fought, and the battle was fierce.
The Japanese 10th Division in the northern area also mobilized in full force to attack southward along the Jinpu Line, trying to join the 13th Division heading north to Taierzhuang and open up the Jinpu Line.
If the Japanese occupation areas of Central China and North China Front are connected in a line, then they can attack Zhengzhou along the Longhai Railway to the west, and they can also attack Wuhan along the Pinghan Railway. This will be extremely dangerous for China.
situation.
The Chinese side ordered Li Zongren, the commander-in-chief of the Fifth War Zone stationed in Xuzhou, to guard the Taierzhuang and Xuzhou front lines to defeat the Japanese army's attempt.
The fifth theater brought together many miscellaneous troops such as the Sichuan Army, the Northwest Army, the Northeast Army, the Guangxi Army, and the Guangdong Army. The commander-in-chief Li Zongren also had to step up the deployment of troops and generals to fight the Japanese invaders on the northern and southern fronts.
While the war in the Fifth Theater was in full swing on both fronts, Yang Ling's 74th Army troops had moved from the Bengbu area to the outskirts of Wuhan to continue training.
It has been more than a month since the 74th Army broke out of Nanjing. The addition of a large number of new recruits has caused the unit's combat effectiveness to plummet. The commanders of each unit are stepping up training in the hope of improving the unit's combat effectiveness.
The 301st Regiment, represented by Yang Ling, was also stationed in suburban towns. Although the front line was already raging with war, the Wuhan area was still prosperous and peaceful.
Although the new recruits who had joined the army had been trained for a period of time in Bengbu, they were still far behind the veterans with combat experience. Therefore, Yang Ling did not neglect his training for a moment, starting from early in the morning and training until dark every day.
In the evening, he continued to study cultural knowledge and devoted himself to improving the knowledge and cultural level of the officers. Yang Ling often gave lectures in person and taught military knowledge about combat.
Yang Ling didn't have much military knowledge, most of it was about special operations. As for the knowledge of large-scale corps operations, he learned and taught them at the same time. He hoped to improve the tactical literacy of officers, reduce casualties on the battlefield, and better complete combat missions.
After the troops stationed in Wuhan for political training, a new subject was added to the original training subjects, that is, political training.
Political training personnel dispatched by the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs are stationed in various regiments and camps of the army to carry out political training. The 74th Army is affiliated to the Central Military Sequence. The purpose of political training is nothing more than to increase loyalty to the leader and increase loyalty to the government.
Political training has been around for a long time, but most provincial armies in various places did not buy it. In particular, the Gui Army in Guangxi once expelled the political training personnel stationed by the central government and sent its own political training personnel.
Yang Ling was not interested in this type of political training. In his opinion, instead of wasting time talking about loyalty to the leader all day long, it was better to intensify training and improve the combat capabilities of soldiers.
Moreover, the political training section chief assigned to their 301st regiment happened to be an old acquaintance, Lu Huaidong. This section chief Lu was the person in charge of the ammunition depot near Guanghua Gate during the Nanjing Defense War.
At first, Yang Ling and the others had a conflict with Chief Lu because of the issue of receiving ammunition. Later, when Nanjing could not hold on, and seeing that the situation was not good, Chief Lu ran away with oil on his feet. Now, although he is once again serving as the Chief of Political Training,
They met with Yang Ling and others, but Yang Ling and others looked down upon such people who were greedy for life and afraid of death, and they would not listen to his political instructions.
Although the political training section chief has a small official position, he is like an imperial envoy holding a Shangfang sword, responsible for controlling the thoughts of the troops. This section chief Lu arrived at the 301st Regiment arrogantly, wanting to show off his authority, but he did not.
People pay attention to him.
"Bang——"
Lu Huaidong, the angry chief of the political training section, walked into the yard of the station and kicked open the door of the third battalion and second company. The loud noise made dust rustle down.
"Damn it, who disturbed my sleep!"
Days of training had made every brother exhausted. Captain Liu Yidao, the company commander, wanted to have a good sleep, but he didn't want to be disturbed by others, so he opened the quilt and started yelling.
"Today is political training class time! Get up! Get up!"
Lu Huaidong, chief of the political training section, asked Yang Ling, the acting deputy head of the regiment, to stop military training and start political training.
Seeing that it was impossible to escape, Yang Ling ordered the brothers to rest for two days and begin political training.
But what Lu Huaidong, the head of the Political Training Section, did not expect was that no one would attend the class within the stipulated time. He was told to hang out in the cold wind, which made him furious.
"Political training is rubbish. It can't be eaten, so why not sleep a little longer." Liu Yidao saw the angry and loud Lu Huaidong, cursed in a low voice and fell back to sleep.
The leader of the 301st Regiment, Yang Ling, was not interested in political training, and even his brothers were not interested in so-called training.
In their view, they were soldiers just to have enough food and pay, and now they were fighting the Japanese to avenge their dead brothers. There were so many twists and turns, they were loyal to the leader and they didn't get many silver coins, so they didn't bother to listen.
Seeing the company commander taking the lead in sleeping, the brothers didn't have much affection for the political trainers who only talked empty words. They didn't bother to pay attention to them at the moment, and they all fell back to sleep. Yang Ling had trained them badly these days, so they wanted to take the opportunity to have a good rest.
rest.
Lu Huaidong, the chief of the political training section, saw that his words were useless, and the several political training personnel following him were helpless. They all turned their attention to Lu Huaidong for these rebellious soldiers.
Lu Huaidong, the chief of the political training section, saw that these people ignored him and felt angry. He picked up a basin of cold water next to him and poured it on the brothers sleeping on the bunk.
"Get up! Go to the class! Otherwise you will be punished under military law!" Lu Huaidong roared angrily.
In the coldest month of winter, a basin of cold water immediately cooled down the brothers who were sleeping on the bunk bed.
"You're looking for a fucking beating!" Liu Yidao looked at the wet quilt and got up angrily.
Lu Huaidong, the political training section chief, was afraid of Liu Yidao. He raised his head and said provocatively: "If you have the guts, give it a try! If you don't, you're a son of a bitch!"
Now that he is the chief of the political training section, he is no longer the person in charge of the arsenal. As long as Liu Yidao dares to take action, he can directly arrest Liu Yidao on charges of disloyalty to the leader, remove him from his official position, and become a model.
But Liu Yidao had a stubborn mind and thought of so many things. When he was so aroused, he directly raised his fist and punched him.
"Ah -" Lu Huaidong wanted to hide, but Liu Yidao had been training extremely tough these days and threw him to the ground directly, his fist already hitting his face.
Several political trainers around him thought that Liu Yidao really dared to attack the political trainers. It was not until Lu Huaidong's screams were heard that they realized and hurriedly started a fight.
However, the brothers who had slept in the room for two full classes were already dissatisfied with the political training section chief Lu Huaidong who was gesticulating all day long, and they all joined in to make noises. These political training officers were their opponents, and they were soon dismissed.