Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that the model brigade is China’s first brigade in terms of personnel establishment, diverse arms, number of artillery and automatic firepower configuration, etc.
As a senior warlord of a party, it is unprecedented for the commander-in-chief to allow his subordinates to exchange junior officers. Even Commander Xu's brother-in-law, the regiment commander who had always been dissatisfied with Zhao Changshu, asked Zhao Changshu to apply for a replacement, but the commander-in-chief did not even respond.
Hit one and transfer him away.
The soldiers eliminated a large number of old and weak soldiers, and added a large number of veterans from other units. Zhao Changshu's old rival, Brigadier Cui of the Independent Brigade, also had to pinch his nose and recruit some veterans to join under the commander's power.
Model Brigade.
At this time, even people who are usually indifferent can feel something unusual, and the commander's behavior that can break the routine means that the war is about to come.
What other wars are going on in the country now? In the civil war far away in Jiangxi, it is impossible for the commander-in-chief to let himself fight. He can only fight the Japanese. Only in this way can the commander-in-chief earn enough prestige and influence.
The commander changed his old-fashioned temperament and purchased a large amount of weapons and equipment that is usually unimaginable at one time.
The initiator of all this can only be his junior student Zhou Wen, whom he has always admired highly.
Therefore, Zhao Changshu is now full of fighting spirit and energy, driving his officers and soldiers to train desperately.
Zhou Wen's hidden worry is that the officers and soldiers of the Model Brigade are different from the mercenary regiment. After more than a year of careful training and a series of victories in the Songhu Anti-Japanese War, the mercenary regiment has become energetic, courageous, and experienced.
The mental outlook of the army is completely different from when it was first formed.
Coupled with the military dependency system established by Zhou Wen, one person's meritorious service and the whole family benefited. In this era when most families cannot guarantee food and clothing, it is the best means to stabilize and stimulate military morale.
Although the officers and soldiers of the Model Brigade are all veterans and top talents, they have not been on the battlefield for three years, and there is no military affiliation system. The officers and soldiers do not have a strong sense of belonging and honor, and the cruelty of the Sino-Japanese War
The nature and level of difficulty far exceed those of previous warlord melees.
Now Zhao Changshu trains the officers and soldiers of the Model Brigade with a far greater amount of training than usual. It is too much and not enough, which may easily lead to resentment among the soldiers and unstable military morale.
Now that good meat and noodles are supplied every day, I will not show it for the time being. I am afraid that on the battlefield, facing the overwhelming bombs and artillery shells from the Japanese army, as well as the fierce attacks that I have never seen before, will anyone be timid?
Are you going to flee without fighting? It is acceptable to have individual deserters on the battlefield. After all, there are hundreds of people of all shapes and sizes. When the time comes, the military law on the battlefield will be enforced.
But if we are afraid that junior officers and mid-level officers will also waver, that would be fatal.
This is not Zhou Wen's unfounded worry, but a situation that occurs frequently throughout the history of the Anti-Japanese War.
In the Battle of Rehe not long after, the Northeast Army had more than 100,000 people. Only the troops of several generals such as Sun Dianying and Yu Zhaolin resisted resolutely. Most of the generals were frightened by the Japanese army and faced the Japanese attack.
They retreated one after another, and some officers even led their troops to surrender directly.
And what worries Zhou Wen the most is the safety of his senior Zhao Changshu. Whenever the war was intense, this man would take the lead and lead the attack. The title of General White Horse was not earned for nothing.
During the civil war, he dared to take the lead and fought without concern for his own life. Now on the anti-Japanese battlefield, it is time to get what he wanted and to serve the country with his own life. Who can stop him?
But the Japanese army is different from the warlord armies during the civil war. A rifle shot by any soldier may kill the brave brigade commander on the spot, not to mention those aircraft and artillery.
Zhao Changshu didn't care about Zhou Wen's worries. He was now thinking about how to establish meritorious service in the anti-Japanese battlefield and let the world see the passionate nature of my Jin man.
Zhao Changshu walked out of the headquarters, looked at Zhou Wen with a worried face, smiled and said: "What? The drill effect is not good? Don't compare the strength of your teaching team with these little bastards, who can train to this level
, I am already very satisfied.”
Zhou Wen thought: "I'm not worried about the training effect, but now I'm worried about you."
Then he said seriously: "Senior, you also know that the Japanese captured Shanhaiguan. I can give you a thorough understanding of the future trend, but I also need you to promise me something."
Zhao Changshu said with great joy: "I have told you before, but you are so mysterious to me all the time at such a young age, like a fortune teller in his sixties or seventies. He used to use the commander's military orders to prevaricate me, but now I can't help it.
Alright? You look like a mother-in-law. As long as you can fight the Japanese, don’t say one thing, even ten or eight things, I will promise you..."
Zhou Wenxun thought that since the Japanese army had begun to take action, he would speculate on the direction of history and explain to Zhao Changshu and all mid-level and above officers at once that it was time to mobilize.
Zhou Wen looked at the sky and said, "Senior, please summon all officers above the regimental commander for a meeting. Let's analyze it together."
…
An hour later, on the top of a hill in the Yunzhong Mountains, the joint command headquarters held a high-level meeting. The model brigade was attended by the brigade commander, Major General Zhao Changshu, the chief of staff, Colonel Zhu Jiang, and the commander of the first regiment, Colonel Xu Zhiqin, nicknamed Zhang Huzi.
Colonel Zhang Zhenguo, commander of the second regiment, and Lieutenant Colonel Zhang Cheng, commander of the brigade security battalion.
Participants of the Central Party Headquarters Teaching Corps include Colonel Zhou Wen, the captain, Lieutenant Colonel Gao Xiaoshan, the deputy captain, Lieutenant Colonel Meng Yuting, the chief of staff and leader of the first detachment, Lieutenant Colonel Chen Wanli, deputy chief of staff, and Lieutenant Colonel Zhang Jinfa, captain of the first detachment (
The common name of Miaohua).
This is the second high-level meeting between the Teaching Corps and the Model Brigade since the establishment of the joint headquarters. The first meeting dates back to a few months ago, when the two armies just entered Yangqu Military Camp.
At the meeting, Zhou Wen looked at the map and predicted the course of the Battle of Rehe in history. He also focused on analyzing the background and purpose of why the Japanese army launched the attack on Rehe. Finally, he pointed to the Great Wall on the map and said: "
I predict that within three months at most, the front lines of the Japanese army will arrive here. By then, our country will be faced with the danger of losing the Pingjin area and the thousand-year-old capital to the enemy, and will have to fight."
Zhang Huzi, the leader of the second regiment of the Model Brigade, lives up to his name. He is only in his thirties, but he has a full beard. This man has a straightforward personality and is impatient. Before his parents could express their opinions, he blurted out: "Zhou Zhou
Captain, since the Japs have occupied Shanhaiguan, why don’t they attack along the Great Wall instead of launching an attack from Rehe?”
Zhao Changshu was a little unhappy. What kind of person is my junior disciple? It was Qiu Balai's turn to question him. He was about to scold him, but Zhou Wen smiled and said it was okay.
In fact, Zhou Wen somewhat likes Zhang Hu's character. Although he is a little rude, he is straightforward and not very thoughtful. Judging from his past achievements, he is also a brave warrior on the battlefield.
What's more, this man's nickname is one word different from Uncle Beard, and he loves houses and crows. Zhou Wen feels that he is naturally kind to him.
