As the saying goes, if Yang Ling can climb to the position of deputy brigade commander, those old brothers who follow Yang Ling will naturally rise with the tide, so the brothers are still very happy.
Although the 74th Army has been fighting against the Japs since the Battle of Songhu, and has fought a lot of tough battles, it is not as popular as the main forces such as the German Armament Division.
Now the German armorers have been exhausted in several battles, and the additional recruits have caused their combat effectiveness to continue to decline. On the contrary, the 74th Army has been tempered by the fire of war and has come from behind.
Although Yang Ling learned from Liu Yidao that he might be promoted to deputy brigade commander, Yang Ling was happy but still had doubts.
After all, being able to become famous in the Wanjialing battle in the 74th Army was not due to luck as rumored by the outside world, but because Yang Ling, who had real strength and was in the 74th Army, naturally knew that the 74th Army was full of talents.
There are a lot of generals who were born in the third and fourth phases of Huangpu. Although he, a person who was not born in a military academy, has made a lot of achievements with his brothers, he wants to climb up to the deputy brigade in the 74th Army, which is full of powerful generals.
The long position may not be as easy as imagined.
But since Liu Yidao got such gossip, it was naturally not groundless, and Yang Ling was also happy.
Although he sacrificed his life to kill the enemy in order to serve the country, as a soldier, being able to be promoted and command more troops is naturally a dream.
"This matter is just a rumor. Don't spread it randomly for now. Let's wait for specific news from the division."
Yang Ling also knew that there was a fierce personnel struggle in the army. Although the competition for the interests of all parties seemed calm on the surface, it could be turbulent secretly.
Until something is confirmed, everything is unknown, so I specifically remind the brothers to keep a low profile.
"Tuan Zu, we know." Liu Yidao had experienced a lot of these things, so he nodded and agreed.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. What is the other good news?" Yang Ling calmed down and asked.
"Our army is now the General Reserve Army under the direct jurisdiction of the Military Commission. This honor is held by few armies in the country. From now on, we will be able to stand tall when walking in front of our friendly brothers..."
Yang Ling had already known this news through the hospital's gossip, so he was not surprised at all, but when he saw the arrogance on Liu Yidao's and others' faces, he frowned.
Although this is an honor, if the brothers become arrogant because of their status, it may not be a good thing.
Yang Ling knew that although the 74th Army could fight tough and tough battles, it could both defend and attack, making it a rare and fierce force.
But the shortcomings are also very obvious, that is, he is arrogant, arrogant, and does not take anyone seriously, so that the relationship with the friendly forces has not been good. When the enemy was finally destroyed, the friendly forces were close at hand and they did not rescue him. This was the reason.
"Although we have become the general reserve army, you cannot be arrogant and arrogant because of this. After all, all the honors were obtained by the sacrificed brothers. Without their efforts and sacrifices, we would not be where we are today." Yang Ling
Warning to the brothers.
After becoming the General Reserve Army, Liu Yidao and the others were still a little proud, and their heads were raised to the sky when they walked. But when they heard Yang Ling say this, they suddenly felt a little blushing.
"Master, I will definitely bring your words to the brothers when I get back." Liu Yidao restrained his arrogance and spoke humbly.
"Okay, I'm happy to have won the battle. Let's get together at noon today." Yang Ling saw that the atmosphere was a little awkward and said with a smile.
Liu Yidao and the others also brought a lot of good things over. After hearing Yang Ling's instructions, they all happily took them out.
A group of brothers walked away from the battlefield alive, and naturally they had endless things to talk about. Everyone was talking and laughing while eating, and it wasn't until dark that Liu Yidao and the others said goodbye and left.
After Liu Yidao and the others returned to the army, Yang Ling's life became boring again.
In addition to wandering around the small hospital and going back to bed to sleep, it was really a torture to want to be discharged but not be able to do so.
In the end, Yang Ling found something to do for himself, which was to find pen and paper and list out the outline of some of his special operations training.
After going back, I plan to find some people and funds from the division, set up a special force as soon as possible, and then promote it to the entire army. By then, it will definitely be much easier for the little devils.
Previously, the Japanese were too pressed, and for more than a year, they were almost constantly fighting the Japanese on various frontal battlefields.
Now that the two sides have entered a stalemate, the Japanese are unable to launch a large-scale battle such as the Wuhan Battle in the front because the battle line is too long and the occupied area is unstable.
As for the Chinese ** troops, because they suffered heavy losses in the early battles, a large number of veterans were killed, and the combat effectiveness of the troops continued to decline. Now the troops are all new recruits, and they are unable to launch a counterattack to regain the lost ground.
In the next period of combat, it will no longer be a large-scale frontal fierce battle, but will definitely be a local small-scale battle, then special operations can also be fully utilized.
At that time, the special forces will be able to achieve the purpose of attacking the Japs, whether they launch attacks on the Japs on the frontal battlefield or go deep behind enemy lines to attack senior Japs officials, transportation lines, and cities.
Although special operations can exert great strength, Yang Ling still has some worries, that is, training a real special operations soldier requires a lot of time and money, and the training consumption of bullets alone is not something he can afford.
Therefore, we have to seek the support of the division. With the support of the division, when the time comes, we can train an elite team and fight one or two good battles, so that the superiors can see the effect, and there will naturally be no obstacles to its promotion throughout the army.
While Yang Ling was recuperating in the hospital, he was drafting a training outline for the future formation of a special force. The days passed by at the end of 1938.
After this period of recuperation, under Zhang Hongying's careful care and love, Yang Ling's body recovered almost completely, and with the arrival of the New Year, he was successfully discharged from the hospital and returned to the army.
During the period when Yang Ling was not in the regiment, all training work in the regiment was handled by the regiment chief of staff Zhang Qingyun and several battalion commanders.
When Yang Ling returned to the regiment, a group of old brothers cheered and cheered. However, the regiment chief of staff Zhang Qingyun was in the brigade, but no one was seen.
Because the regiment suffered heavy losses in the battle at Wanjialing and became the general reserve army this time, it was given priority to be replenished.
The new recruits all came from the southwestern provinces. Although they were all lean, they were all good prospects. The shouts on the training field were loud, and Yang Ling was very happy to see that the troops had become stronger again.
In addition to these large numbers of new recruits, the Military Commission also specially transferred hundreds of Huangpu Military Academy students to the 74th Army, and many from Yang Ling's regiment also came.
Due to the heavy losses suffered by various units in the battle against the Japs, especially the large number of sacrifices of junior officers, the unit experienced a downward trend in command.
In order to strengthen the commanding force at the grassroots level, all military academies have begun to expand their enrollment, and the Huangpu branches are no exception. They have also shortened their study time. Originally, there were only five or six hundred people in each class, but now there are at least a thousand people in each class, training for the army.
A large number of officers.
These officers went to the battlefield right after leaving school, and gradually grew into the backbone of the army in the battle against the Japs.