After driving the car and Santengzi back to the station, Li Qiufan had someone call Lao Ma to the headquarters.
When Lao Ma came to the headquarters, he was overjoyed when he saw so many cars and thought they were allocated to his heavy artillery division.
"What do you enjoy?"
Seeing Lao Ma walking into the command center with a smile on his face, Li Qiufan asked him puzzledly.
"Haha, Commander, you gave me so many cars, of course I am happy."
Lao Ma rubbed his hands and thanked Li Qiufan.
"Send you a car? What a crazy idea you have!"
After hearing what Lao Ma said, Li Qiufan said angrily.
"Um, not for me?"
Lao Ma was stunned when he heard that it was not for him. He didn't understand which other troops besides his heavy artillery division needed cars.
"Of course not. I called you here to tell you something."
"Go back and bring all the cars, except the necessary ones, to the headquarters."
Li Qiufan immediately revealed his plan, which was to develop a heavy artillery car.
In addition to the vehicles that the heavy artillery division needs to tow heavy artillery and pull artillery shells, there are probably dozens of vehicles that are used to tow some mountain artillery and field artillery.
What Li Qiufan wanted was to gather all the cars together. The heavy artillery division's mountain artillery and field artillery could be pulled with three bungees. Using cars was really a waste.
"Commander, not only are you not giving me any benefits, you are also trying to strip me of my skin!"
After Lao Ma heard that Li Qiufan asked for a car from him, he immediately said with a bitter face.
"It's not like you have to use people to drag the cannons in the future. You can pull those mountain cannons and field cannons with a three-bouncer. Just wait outside for you to drive back!"
Li Qiufan explained what he meant to Lao Ma, and Lao Ma suddenly realized it and felt a lot in his heart.
After arranging Lao Ma's affairs, Li Qiufan called Zhao Gang again and assigned him a task.
That is to select all the soldiers from each unit who can drive, and then gather them together to wait for his next arrangement.
After Zhao Gang left, Li Qiufan arranged another task for Heizi.
Zhao Gang was responsible for getting the people, while Li Qiufan arranged for Heizi to get the equipment.
The American equipment of the two divisions previously captured in the Northeast included many submachine guns, as well as various submachine guns captured in previous battles. Li Qiufan asked Heizi to collect them all.
In addition, a batch of heavy mortars and medium mortars were transferred from the heavy artillery division. This made Lao Ma feel distressed. He had to deliver both vehicles and artillery. Fortunately, Li Qiufan did not ask him for heavy artillery.
After arranging everything, Li Qiufan sat on the stool and began to think deeply.
This was the foundation he laid for the future fourth division, which was the rapid reaction force that was about to be established. But when the time came, the position of the division commander would put him in a difficult position.
Now there is no one around him who can be arranged. Even as the column's chief of staff, he is still serving as the division commander of the second division.
After thinking about it for a long time, Li Qiufan finally came up with an idea, which was to cancel the designation of the garrison division and reorganize the entire garrison division into the fourth division.
The garrison division has always been used by Li Qiufan as a reserve force, but the combat effectiveness of the garrison division is not weak.
The predecessor of the garrison division was the former guard regiment. Most of the soldiers had fought against the Japanese, and even those who joined later had fought in several major battles.
Although it is called a garrison division, its combat effectiveness is no worse than the third division led by Lu Ming.
Moreover, its division commander Li Xiping is also a tiger general, and he happens to be the one to lead this new unit.
After making up his mind, Li Qiufan sent someone to call Li Xiping over and prepared to have a chat with him.
"Commander, are you looking for me?"
After a while, Li Xiping arrived at the headquarters and asked Li Qiufan as he entered.
"Xiping, I have something to talk to you about. Come sit here!"
Li Qiufan asked Li Xiping to sit down, which made Li Xiping feel a little uncomfortable.
"Commander, what's going on? Why do I feel a little unsure?"
Li Xiping frowned and said to Li Qiufan, it would probably not be a good thing for his boss to talk to him.
"Xiping, I'm going to form a new army, and I want you to lead this army. What do you think?"
Li Qiufan directly stated his thoughts straight to the point, and he did not beat around the bush when it came to his old subordinates.
"New troops? I won't go, I'd better stay in the garrison division."
When he heard that Li Qiufan wanted him to go to another army, Li Xiping immediately shook his head and refused.
After all, he is an old man in the garrison division. He was the deputy commander when he was still in the guard regiment. Naturally, he doesn't want to leave the old army now.
"What's the matter with you? You don't listen to my arrangements anymore?"
After seeing Li Xiping's attitude, Li Qiufan couldn't help but get angry.
He did not explain that the entire garrison division would be adapted, but he planned to educate Li Xiping.
Because it will be commonplace to be transferred to other units in the future, if you still have this attitude then, you will suffer a big loss.
"Commander, it's not that I don't listen to your arrangements, it's just that I have feelings for the old army. I can't adapt to you asking me to go to another army now!"
Li Xiping was a little scared when he saw Li Qiufan getting angry, and he said to Li Qiufan in an aggrieved manner.
"Having feelings for the old army is no reason! You have to know that you are a soldier and what is your duty as a soldier!"
Li Qiufan shouted at Li Xiping with a cold face.
"obey orders."
Li Xiping didn't dare to look into Li Qiufan's eyes, so he whispered to Li Qiufan.
"I can not hear!"
"A soldier's duty is to obey orders!"
Seeing that Li Xiping's voice was like a mosquito, Li Qiufan immediately shouted at him. After hearing this, Li Xiping quickly stood up straight and shouted back.
"If you keep buzzing me like a mosquito from now on, be careful I take care of you!"
Seeing Li Xiping's straight body, Li Qiufan pointed at his nose and warned him.
"Okay, sit down!"
Li Qiufan waved his hand towards Li Xiping, and Li Xiping sat down with a bitter look on his face.
"Commander, tell me which unit you want me to join."
Li Xiping had accepted the fact and decided to follow Li Qiufan's order and mobilize to other troops.
"Why are you crying so hard? I didn't ask you to go to the cooking class!"
Seeing Li Xiping's appearance, Li Qiufan snarled angrily, as if he was mourning for him.
"You are not the only one being mobilized this time. The entire garrison division must be reorganized and a new unit must be established!"
Li Qiufan then informed Li Xiping of the specific situation, and Li Xiping was suddenly stunned when he heard this.
He was ready to mobilize, and he even thought about the words to say goodbye to his brothers when he returned. Unexpectedly, Li Qiufan mobilized the entire garrison division, which made him a little unresponsive.
