Having received Liu Lang's promise, Commander Ha'er didn't bother Liu Lang much this time. He patted his chest and promised Liu Lang that he would never be fooled by the Juntong gang again and returned to the mountain city overnight today.
When Liu Lang walked out of the teahouse, he couldn't help but burst into laughter. This man really kept his promise and left as soon as he said he would. He even ran away without seeing his back. He was probably afraid that Liu Lang would regret it, as Mr. Fan never gave anyone a chance to regret it.
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Gou Defu had mentioned the name and location of the restaurant before. He glanced casually at the two people walking in the distance with their heads lowered. Liu Lang smiled and went there by himself.
"Fuyun Restaurant" is a big gold-lettered sign that can be seen from a long way away. Gou Defu and the other three were still waiting downstairs. They saw Liu Lang coming from a distance. Gou Defu hurriedly came up to greet him and whispered:
"Commander, Captain Tang and the others are already here, but in order to avoid people talking too much, they all entered through the back door and are waiting for you in the room."
Liu Lang smiled slightly. He had only stayed in Wuhan for a month, and these soldiers who only knew how to fight on the battlefield and training ground had learned to be cautious.
Thinking about it, during this period of time, although I didn't go to the battlefield, I received a lot of prying eyes from the military commanders, so I must be worried about it.
However, there is much more to those guys than they thought.
The restaurant is not small, but its business is average. It is probably related to the battlefield thousands of miles away. After Songhu is Nanjing, but after Nanjing is Xuzhou, and behind Xuzhou is this important town in Central China.
Although there is a steady stream of newspaper articles advocating the Songhu battlefield, they are at most just fooling the common people. For the literate social elites, no matter how much they advocate, they are not as tangible as in Shanxi Jindong.
There is a battle report that can claim a great victory.
With people in panic, it is understandable that the business of restaurants used for entertainment has deteriorated.
From the forced smile on the face of the hotel owner who came to greet them, it can be seen that business has been bad for more than a day or two.
From downstairs to the room, there were at least six armed guards standing. Before Liu Lang entered the restaurant, he clearly saw many soldiers disguised as vendors guarding the area around the restaurant. Although they had tried their best to hide it, they could not even see it.
They didn't look at Liu Lang, but their long-trained military posture was extremely difficult to escape Liu Lang's observation.
Have you ever seen sweet potato buyers with their backs straight? However, it doesn’t matter. They are not spies after all. Although their stance makes people in the industry know that they are guards at a glance, as long as they are responsible and don’t let anyone run away
Just go to the corner and listen to the root of the wall.
As for security, who could assassinate Liu Lang under the protection of a guard platoon with a 300-meter warning range?
Liu Lang walked into the room. The officers who were sitting around the round table and chatting softly almost jumped up from their chairs and stood up straight. After seeing Gou Defu quickly closing the door of the room, Tang Yongming, who was dressed in military uniform, bowed his head.
Roared: "Salute to the regimental commander!"
"Hello, sir!" All the officers present, led by Tang Yongming, neatly saluted Liu Lang.
Liu Lang looked around and saw that the Northern Sichuan Security Regiment was headed by Tang Yongming, regimental deputy Cheng Yuanshan, chief of staff Li Guobin, infantry battalion commander Qiangqiang, artillery battalion commander Zhang Hongzhen, and all the core officers of the regiment were here.
However, in addition, among the group of school-level officers there was also a captain with the most excited expression. Wasn't that the original guard platoon leader of the Independent Regiment, Sun Feng?
Liu Lang smiled. He raised his hand and returned the greeting, saying, "This is not a military camp. Why do brothers need to be so formal?"
"No, regimental commander, this salute is for all the brothers of our security regiment to pay tribute to the old brothers of the Independence Regiment who are fighting the Japanese invaders on the front line. The officers and brothers have worked hard." Tang Yongming shook his head, very surprised.
Face said formally.
"Okay! I accept this gift on behalf of the brothers." Liu Lang also nodded solemnly. "I also want to thank the brothers of the security team for guarding my uncle in Hankou. Brothers, you have worked hard."
"You're welcome, sir." The officers responded in unison.
Chen Yunfa and Zeng Shui remained calm, but the looks they exchanged were filled with shock. They both knew that the Security Corps was a force separated from the Independent Regiment. From its chief officers to the veterans of the grassroots companies, they were all products of the Independent Regiment.
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But no matter how you say it, they are now an independent force, and they are still directly under the 23rd Army Headquarters. The independent regiment and others are just equal troops, but judging from the attitudes of Commander Tang and the battalion commanders
, but I didn’t have that intention.
Even Commander Tang addressed Liu Lang as regimental commander, let alone the battalion and company commanders under him.
Of course, there is more joy hidden behind the fear. If the security regiment has this attitude, it will be slightly less difficult to go to Songhu. In any case, two regiments are stronger than one regiment, and it is still
There is an additional infantry regiment that can be commanded like an arm.
When Liu Lang went out just now, he had already revealed the information that the security regiment was about to go to the front line.
Not to mention the little thoughts of the two special forces soldiers, until Liu Lang put down his hand, took off his military cap and handed it to Gou Defu to put it away, the atmosphere in the room suddenly relaxed.
"Brother Yongming, long time no see, you are still handsome enough to make me jealous!"
"Lao Cheng, now that you are the deputy battalion commander, your belly has become a little fat!"
"Guobin, some of your old subordinates fought bravely in Shanxi!"
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Liu Lang smiled and shook hands with the officers who came up one by one and exchanged greetings.
As soon as Sun couldn't help it, this man held Liu Lang's hand and shouted: "Sir!" His eyes turned red, but he was choked with sobs as he spoke.
"Haha, you are helpless! You are already the company commander, why do you still start crying all the time? You know, Yan Xue personally recommended you to Commander Tang. Don't let Commander Tang go back to look for Yan Xue.
Said I wanted to return it!" Liu Lang laughed.
But there was warmth in his heart. He knew why the young infantry company commander who had followed him since a few years ago was so excited. He became his guard since then and has been training and participating in battles with him for several years. He couldn't help but feel sorry for Sun.
The chief is both a teacher and an elder brother.
"Haha, sir, don't even think about taking back an outstanding company commander like Company Commander Sun from me. Even if you give me five in exchange, I won't be willing to do it." Tang Yongming smiled and spoke for his subordinates.
"Ever since you led the brothers of the Independent Regiment to the front line, we are still staying in Hankou singing and dancing. Captain Sun is so excited! He has followed you to the battlefield a long time ago. Seeing you suddenly, I am not very excited.
ah!"
Liu Lang patted Sun Wenfa on the shoulder, "Sit down first, don't worry, there may be people in this world who can hurt me, but the little devil is not qualified! Don't be afraid of not having a fight, I'm coming to see you right now.
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"Sir, are you going to take us to the front line when you come to Wuhan this time?" Sun couldn't stand up from the chair again and asked in surprise.
All the officers looked at Liu Lang with burning eyes.
Obviously, they are very eager to fight.
Liu Lang's eyes flashed with satisfaction. These were the troops who went out from the Independent Regiment. Others were afraid of fighting the Japanese, but they were the only ones who not only were not afraid, but also regarded the Japanese as a military achievement. This was also the arrogance and pride displayed in the Battle of the Great Wall. courage.
"Hey, it's not me, it's Commander Liu." Liu Lang had a smile on his face, but he shook his head slightly.
A trace of disappointment flashed in the eyes of all the officers from Tang Yongming on down.
They are all veterans, and they know very well that they are both going to the front line, but being led by the commander is completely different from being led by Liu Lang.
Led by the commander, they are a security group, and their position is around the army headquarters. Unless the front line of defense completely collapses, this battle will not be their turn anyway.
If the frontline troops collapse and the battle cannot be fought, no matter how brave they are, they can only cover the retreat of the headquarters. That is their responsibility.
In other words, they either cannot fight or lose the war.
But it was different with Liu Lang. Whether it was the Battle of the Great Wall or the Battle of Jindong, wasn't Liu Tuanzuo at the forefront that time? More importantly, didn't he return with a great victory that time?
I heard that this time the commanders of the three major infantry battalions were not only awarded the Medal of Baoding by the government, but also received military medals from within the independent regiments. They also received the third-class bronze "Courage" Medal, including the soldiers and officers of each infantry battalion. Military medals are very important.
This news made all the military officers of the security regiment extremely envious!
Even though it is only a third-class military medal, the independent regiment's treatment for soldiers who have won military medals is much better than the government's reward of dozens of dollars. Anyone with a third-class military medal can be rewarded in "Dawn of Dawn" Owning a house in the "small town", you can bring your family members to Sichuan, and your children can study in the best schools in Chengdu. All fees are free, and your family members will receive additional monthly living allowances.
If they could exchange it, they would rather exchange their Baoding Medal from the Battle of the Great Wall for the Third Class Military Medal of the Independent Regiment.
Of course, as a school officer, the treatment of these officers is not bad. But as a military officer, who doesn't have a group of brothers who are dedicated to obeying their orders? It cannot be said that they are doing well. They have to hand over their lives at critical moments. But their brothers are all miserable. They have to think about the brothers under their command!
This is also human nature. No matter what the interests of the country and the nation are, everyone has selfish motives. Even if it is to protect the country, they hope that their brothers will die without any burden, instead of worrying about what will happen to their families before they die. Life.
The best source of a stable life for his family is to obtain military honors. Although many of them are not very clear about the financial resources of the Independent Regiment, they know that Liu Tuanzuo's ability to make money is unmatched in the world.
"Haha! Look at your dejected looks." Liu Lang couldn't help but laugh, and said: "Whether it's Commander Liu or me, aren't we all part of the 23rd Group Army?! Not only you, but I and the Independent Regiment are all under Commander Liu's command. Fight under command!"
"Sir, what do you mean?" Tang Yongming came back to his senses, and there was a surprise on his face.
Liu Lang clearly meant that this time everyone will fight side by side on the Songhu battlefield. With the elite soldiers of the Independent Regiment here, especially Liu Lang, Tang Yongming suddenly felt much more at ease.
The feeling of uneasiness has also been reduced a lot.
"By the way, I have an appointment that I can tell you in advance." Liu Lang said with a smile. "From now on, you can call me "sir" in front of others without any worries."
"Sir, you've been promoted! This is great. With your military exploits, if you don't get promoted, the guys in the Military and Political Department will be really blind!" Sun Wenfa was young after all. With this excitement, he stood up again.
Already.
"Hehe, I was promoted to deputy chief of staff of the group army before my military rank was promoted!" Liu Lang chuckled and pressed his hands, "Actually, even if the government promoted me to general, I would refuse it."
The officers were all delighted when they heard that Liu Lang was promoted to deputy chief of staff of the group army. Although he was only a deputy of the staff, he had the power to make suggestions and even make arrangements. In addition, with the support of the commander, his authority was greater than before.
Much bigger.
"Why?"
But when they heard that Liu Lang was unwilling to be promoted to military rank, they were all stunned.
"You will know the pros and cons in the future. What would you think if I were promoted to major general but transferred to the first division as deputy division commander?" Liu Lang explained.
"Sir, if you are such a strong general, how could they destroy the Great Wall like this? And Commander Liu is here..." Zhang Hongzhen, who had been silent for the whole time, asked.
After asking the question, he saw that many of his colleagues were silent. Thinking of the various experiences of his old unit, the Northeastern Army, under the rule of the government over the years and Liu Xiang's illness, Zhang Hongzhen had a bitter look on his face.
Liu Shenzuo's statement is actually quite possible.
With Liu Xiang protecting him, there would be no problem.
But what if Liu Xiang is not here? It’s not like they have the final say!
As for self-destruction of the Great Wall, haven’t there been many Great Walls destroyed in recent years?